Weather Records on 2 October 2012

638 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 2012. Highest significance: Monterey, US.

Key Facts for 2 October 2012

On 2 October 2012, 638 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
385 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 594 daily.
Monterey set a daily record precipitation of 79.2 mm (3.1 in) on 2 October 2012.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

638 stations

638 station records on 2 October 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
La Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Leusi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Everglades	United States	Record daily precipitation	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun City	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gurnang State Forest (Oberon Y	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Independence 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beverley Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Allentown Lehigh Vly Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Dulles Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Helen	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olivares Mexicanos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oasis Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fletcher 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Filt Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnoufimsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cornelia	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poteet	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Isit	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Helland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lough Navar Forest	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

638 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 178, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 207, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 October 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	178
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	207
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 October 2012 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 41, daily 594.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

465 broken records

Margins by which the 465 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 2012

Top 20 records on 2 October 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 2012	Monterey, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	58 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2012	La Union, MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2012	Leusi, RU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2012	Everglades, US	monthly rain	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2012	Sparta Wwtp, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2012	Calhoun City, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2012	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	108 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2012	Franklin, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2012	Somerset 2 N, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2012	Natchez, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2012	Ahuacatlan, MX	monthly high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2012	Cleveland, US	all-time rain	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2012	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2012	Hendersonville 1 NE, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	111 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2012	Augusta, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2012	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2012	Gurnang State Forest (Oberon Y, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2012	Ft Grant, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2012	Waynesboro 2 S, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	111 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2012	Jamestown Wwtp, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	41 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2012. 2012 had 638 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 2012-10-02: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	402
10 to 20	30
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	2