Weather Records on 2 October 2006

922 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 2006. Highest significance: Sheboygan, US.

Key Facts for 2 October 2006

On 2 October 2006, 922 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
565 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 84 monthly and 838 daily.
Sheboygan set a daily record precipitation of 51.8 mm (2.0 in) on 2 October 2006.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

922 stations

922 station records on 2 October 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Oostvoorne	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Surin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sakon Nakhon	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nancy-Ochey	France	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Heemstede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brielle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Union Grove Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zaandijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lijnden (Nh)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg-Entzheim	France	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
La Cua	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dirksland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mwanza	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rastatt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Calixtlahuaca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Landskrona_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Bergzabern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	40.5 C (104.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aasiaat	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saarbrucken/Ensheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Poza Grande	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cedral	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valkenburg-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinau-Memprechtshofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haamstede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dokkum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Schellingwoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Surin	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goedereede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tepelmeme de Morelos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hoek_van_Holland_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Matsumoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cacahoatan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

922 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 281, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 284, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 243.

Records on 2 October 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	281
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	284
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 October 2006 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 84, daily 838.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

670 broken records

Margins by which the 670 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 2006

Top 20 records on 2 October 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 2006	Sheboygan, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2006	Karlsruhe, DE	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2006	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2006	Oostvoorne, NL	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2006	Surin, TH	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2006	Port Washington, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2006	Sakon Nakhon, TH	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2006	Nancy-Ochey, FR	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2006	Heemstede, NL	monthly rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2006	Brielle, NL	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2006	Chicago Midway AP 3SW, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2006	Union Grove Wwtp, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2006	Zaandijk, NL	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2006	Lijnden (Nh), NL	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2006	Strasbourg-Entzheim, FR	monthly rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	79 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2006	La Cua, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2006	Dirksland, NL	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2006	Albacete Los Llanos, ES	monthly high max	33.4 C (92.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2006	Oujda, MA	monthly high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2006	Mwanza, TZ	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1814 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2006. 2006 had 922 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-02 in each year
Year	Records
1814	2
1817	1
1819	1
1832	1
1841	2
1846	1
1847	1
1853	1
1859	3
1860	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	3
1886	3
1888	3
1889	3
1890	5
1891	5
1892	2
1893	12
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	5
1899	13
1900	3
1901	3
1902	11
1903	15
1904	4
1905	15
1906	25
1907	8
1908	32
1909	9
1910	19
1911	41
1912	25
1913	14
1914	17
1915	21
1916	73
1917	67
1918	40
1919	47
1920	40
1921	57
1922	91
1923	77
1924	49
1925	139
1926	188
1927	531
1928	213
1929	350
1930	162
1931	183
1932	212
1933	567
1934	134
1935	333
1936	365
1937	407
1938	389
1939	400
1940	210
1941	402
1942	210
1943	355
1944	789
1945	380
1946	582
1947	539
1948	237
1949	237
1950	1,128
1951	577
1952	733
1953	957
1954	1,023
1955	397
1956	265
1957	646
1958	1,052
1959	942
1960	191
1961	866
1962	404
1963	446
1964	311
1965	415
1966	565
1967	395
1968	555
1969	482
1970	367
1971	1,053
1972	418
1973	538
1974	1,815
1975	699
1976	1,042
1977	920
1978	474
1979	599
1980	605
1981	846
1982	575
1983	689
1984	1,081
1985	1,104
1986	1,404
1987	712
1988	563
1989	855
1990	505
1991	604
1992	1,434
1993	1,145
1994	862
1995	854
1996	809
1997	1,249
1998	1,409
1999	1,566
2000	878
2001	989
2002	1,499
2003	1,977
2004	839
2005	1,136
2006	922
2007	622
2008	601
2009	1,450
2010	903
2011	1,406
2012	638
2013	603
2014	513
2015	745
2016	536
2017	887
2018	887
2019	2,132
2020	727
2021	721
2022	586
2023	1,300
2024	833
2025	376
2026	624

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Data for records on 2006-10-02: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	641
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1