Weather Records on 2 October 2018

887 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 2018. Highest significance: Dodgeville Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 2 October 2018

On 2 October 2018, 887 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
517 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 84 monthly and 800 daily.
Dodgeville Wwtp set a daily record precipitation of 66.8 mm (2.6 in) on 2 October 2018.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

887 stations

887 station records on 2 October 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dubrovnik	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	259.2 mm (10.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cuba City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Guttenberg L&D 10	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Youngtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carefree	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lupton 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wittmann 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Many Glacier	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Organ Pipe Cactus Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tacna 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baker Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe Asu	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ukhta Kalevala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Overton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
S Hero	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flattop Mtn.	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cortez	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wainwright AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Surigao	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

887 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 410, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 254, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 2 October 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	410
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	254
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 2 October 2018 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 84, daily 800.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

664 broken records

Margins by which the 664 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 2018

Top 20 records on 2 October 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 2018	Dodgeville Wwtp, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	104 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2018	W Branch 3SE, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	116 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2018	Beaver Dam Wwtp, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	124 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2018	Natural Brg, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	67 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2018	Dubrovnik, HR	all-time rain	259.2 mm (10.2 in)	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2018	Cuba City, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	91 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2018	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	monthly rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2018	Guttenberg L&D 10, US	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2018	Elgin Water, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2018	Darlington Wwtp, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	91 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2018	Arlington, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2018	Youngtown, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2018	Cordes, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2018	Carefree, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2018	Lupton 1S, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2018	Kealakekua 26.2, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	111 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2018	Flagstaff AP, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2018	Wittmann 1SE, US	monthly rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	77 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2018	Many Glacier, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2018	Organ Pipe Cactus Nm, US	all-time rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	67 years	50 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2018. 2018 had 887 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 2018-10-02: 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 10	581
10 to 20	45
20 to 30	23
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1