Weather Records on 2 October 1962

404 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1962. Highest significance: Lexington Bluegrass AP, US.

Key Facts for 2 October 1962

On 2 October 1962, 404 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 387 daily.
Lexington Bluegrass AP set a daily record precipitation of 60.7 mm (2.4 in) on 2 October 1962.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

404 stations

404 station records on 2 October 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Narayangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bandwan	India	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sibsagar	India	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brantley	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karambakkudi	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mulbagal	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coffee Springs 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guararema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ranaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Irvington	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perumbalur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leeukop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kurinjipadi	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

404 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 202.

Records on 2 October 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 October 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 387.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

333 broken records

Margins by which the 333 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1962

Top 20 records on 2 October 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1962	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1962	Narayangarh, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1962	Bandwan, IN	monthly rain	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1962	Sibsagar, IN	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1962	Leitchfield 2 N, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1962	Moultrie 2 ESE, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1962	Jeffersonville, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1962	Nashville 1 E, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1962	Brantley, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1962	Ft Madison, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1962	Karambakkudi, IN	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1962	Morrisonville 4 SE, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1962	Munfordville 5 NW, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1962	Thomasville, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1962	Glasgow, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1962	Woodbury, US	monthly rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1962	Edinburg, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1962	Aachen, DE	monthly high min	17.4 C (63.3 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1962	Mulbagal, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1962	Coffee Springs 2 NW, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	38 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1962. 1962 had 404 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	292
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2