Weather Records on 2 October 2015

745 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 2015. Highest significance: Washington Wwtp 4W, US.

Key Facts for 2 October 2015

On 2 October 2015, 745 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
410 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 65 monthly and 680 daily.
Washington Wwtp 4W set a daily record precipitation of 97.8 mm (3.9 in) on 2 October 2015.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

745 stations

745 station records on 2 October 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Cedar Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
New Rvr McAf	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Neapolis Rsch & Ed STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern - ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bogorodskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Florence Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhne-Tambovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hazelton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Springs 5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Antichan	France	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Landsort	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nice	France	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City Cgas	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bayboro 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Point MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Westhampton Gabreski AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morioka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sofijskij Priisk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Komsomolsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sheep Mtn.	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pilvo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manteo AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nice	France	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poretta	France	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Uelen	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Groznyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mexican Hat	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

745 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 186, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 224, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 2 October 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	186
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	224
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 2 October 2015 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 65, daily 680.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

588 broken records

Margins by which the 588 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 2015

Top 20 records on 2 October 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 2015	Washington Wwtp 4W, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	108 years	76 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2015	Cedar Is, US	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2015	New Rvr McAf, US	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2015	Greenville, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	85 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2015	Norfolk NAS, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2015	Neapolis Rsch & Ed STN, US	monthly rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	6 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2015	Tellico Plains, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	108 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2015	Wilmington Intl AP, US	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2015	New Bern - ASOS, US	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2015	Bogorodskoe, RU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2015	Florence Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2015	Wilmington 7 N, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2015	Wetumpka, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	115 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2015	Sugar City, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2015	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2015	Dutch Harbor, US	monthly high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2015	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily high min	18.6 C (65.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2015	Nizhne-Tambovskoe, RU	monthly rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2015	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	158 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2015	Hazelton, US	monthly high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	72 years	44 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2015. 2015 had 745 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 20	542
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	1