Weather Records on 2 October 2011

1,406 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 2011. Highest significance: Nanning, CN.

Key Facts for 2 October 2011

On 2 October 2011, 1,406 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
721 were record highs and 536 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 142 monthly and 1,264 daily.
Nanning set a daily record precipitation of 67.2 mm (2.6 in) on 2 October 2011.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

1,406 stations

1,406 station records on 2 October 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nanning	China	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Udon Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ludvika	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hedemora	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Loei	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tuapse	Russia	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fagersta	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wellesbourne	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Summersville Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chongqing	China	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Samarkand	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lees Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guipavas	France	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Qinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vittinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
High Mowthorpe	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,406 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 479, Lowest daily maximum 383, Highest daily minimum 242, Lowest daily minimum 153, Heaviest daily rainfall 146, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 October 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	479
Lowest daily maximum	383
Highest daily minimum	242
Lowest daily minimum	153
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 October 2011 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 142, daily 1,264.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,111 broken records

Margins by which the 1,111 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 2011

Top 20 records on 2 October 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 2011	Nanning, CN	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2011	Skegness, GB	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	102 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2011	Udon Thani, TH	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2011	Lichtentanne, DE	monthly high max	25.7 C (78.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	136 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2011	Ludvika, SE	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2011	Hedemora, SE	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2011	Sheffield, GB	monthly high max	25.7 C (78.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2011	Loei, TH	monthly rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2011	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2011	Waverly, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	114 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2011	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2011	Fichtelberg, DE	daily high min	12.5 C (54.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	115 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2011	Tuapse, RU	daily rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2011	Manistee 3SE, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	111 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2011	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily high max	25.7 C (78.3 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2011	Waren, DE	daily high max	24.6 C (76.3 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2011	Chemnitz, DE	daily high max	25.3 C (77.5 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	124 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2011	Newton Rigg, GB	daily high min	14.7 C (58.5 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2011	Howell Wwtp, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2011	Norwalk Wwtp, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	102 years	42 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2011. 2011 had 1,406 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 2011-10-02: 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	1,094
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1