Weather Records on 2 October 2010

903 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 2010. Highest significance: Falls Village, US.

Key Facts for 2 October 2010

On 2 October 2010, 903 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
566 were record highs and 177 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 130 monthly and 773 daily.
Falls Village set a daily record precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 2 October 2010.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

903 stations

903 station records on 2 October 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Falls Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chaoyang	China	Record daily precipitation	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chengde	China	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Balladonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ourense	Spain	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brest-Guipavas	France	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yeovilton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wisdom	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bilma	Niger	Record high maximum temperature	44.0 C (111.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vigo Peinador	Spain	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bakersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Slapton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bingham 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vallee de Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Porto	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alyeska	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guayameo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Daniel Z Romualdez	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tajshet	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madera	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clunes (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chifeng	China	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nuevo Valle Moreno	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alcozauca (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

903 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 351, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 215, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 2 October 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	351
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	215
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 October 2010 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 130, daily 773.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

641 broken records

Margins by which the 641 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 2010

Top 20 records on 2 October 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 2010	Falls Village, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2010	Chaoyang, CN	monthly rain	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2010	Storrs, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	99 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2010	Grace, US	monthly high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	99 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2010	Lake Yellowstone, US	monthly high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2010	Chengde, CN	monthly rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2010	Imperial, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2010	Quendon, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2010	Hebgen Dam, US	monthly high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2010	Balladonia, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2010	Ourense, ES	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2010	Ola, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	108 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2010	Montello 2NE, US	monthly high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2010	Brest-Guipavas, FR	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2010	Yeovilton, GB	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2010	Berlin, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2010	Wallowa, US	monthly high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2010	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2010	Lindsay, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2010	Moran 5WNW, US	monthly high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	75 years	43 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2010. 2010 had 903 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2010-10-02: 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	618
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1