Weather Records on 2 October 2023

1,300 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 2023. Highest significance: Mys Lopatka, RU.

Key Facts for 2 October 2023

On 2 October 2023, 1,300 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,108 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 243 monthly and 1,057 daily.
Mys Lopatka set a monthly record daily precipitation of 93.0 mm (3.7 in) on 2 October 2023.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

1,300 stations

1,300 station records on 2 October 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mys Lopatka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monterrey (City)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ca Mau	Vietnam	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brady 27 ENE (the Knees)	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
South Colony	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,300 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 563, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 545, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 131, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 2 October 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	563
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	545
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	131
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 October 2023 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 243, daily 1,057.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

979 broken records

Margins by which the 979 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 2023

Top 20 records on 2 October 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 2023	Mys Lopatka, RU	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2023	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2023	Pte de Chassiron, FR	monthly high max	29.8 C (85.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	101 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2023	Red Lake Indian Agcy, US	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	108 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2023	Gordon 6N, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2023	Hayward Rs, US	monthly high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2023	Canby, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2023	Red Lake Falls, US	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	108 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2023	Amery, US	monthly high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	94 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2023	Saint Francis, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	114 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2023	Willow City, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	125 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2023	Monterrey (City), MX	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2023	Hayes Center 1NW, US	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2023	Ca Mau, VN	daily rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	116.9 mm (4.6 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2023	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2023	Culbertson, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	114 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2023	White Lake, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2023	Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld, US	monthly high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2023	Burlington, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	114 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2023	Sibley, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	124 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2023. 2023 had 1,300 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	969
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1