Weather Records on 2 October 2008

601 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 2008. Highest significance: Cuxhaven, DE.

Key Facts for 2 October 2008

On 2 October 2008, 601 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
278 were record highs and 188 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 551 daily.
Cuxhaven set a daily record precipitation of 47.4 mm (1.9 in) on 2 October 2008.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

601 stations

601 station records on 2 October 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cuxhaven	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lillhamra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hammer Odde Fyr-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Virolahti Nopala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Helgoland	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hoglekardalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fagelsjo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Juiz de Fora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Lynn	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Erfde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Constitucion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pixoyal (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alsea Fh (Fall Creek)	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norderney	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lobonas_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Acatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nianfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gerlach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamina Onkamaa	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Isidro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indal_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seaside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Plutarco Elias Calles	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Frontera Amatenango	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Copala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plan de Ayala	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hollum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lillhardal	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Beach Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lind 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mazong Shan	China	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sokode	Togo	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cody	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parras	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tiska	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tikanlik	China	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

601 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 144, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 2 October 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	144
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 October 2008 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 50, daily 551.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

424 broken records

Margins by which the 424 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 2008

Top 20 records on 2 October 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 2008	Cuxhaven, DE	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2008	Lillhamra, SE	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2008	Hammer Odde Fyr-1, DK	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2008	Virolahti Nopala, FI	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2008	Yurecuaro, MX	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2008	Helgoland, DE	monthly rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2008	Hoglekardalen, SE	daily rain	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2008	Alturas, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2008	Middle Dam, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2008	Fagelsjo_D, SE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2008	Carson City, US	monthly high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2008	Joseph, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2008	Juiz de Fora, BR	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2008	Calera, MX	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2008	Orleans, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2008	Lake Lynn, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2008	Mayaguez City, PR	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	108 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2008	Erfde, DE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2008	Ciudad Constitucion, MX	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2008	Pixoyal (Smn), MX	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	59 years	39 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2008. 2008 had 601 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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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 10	398
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2