Weather Records on 2 October 1997

1,249 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1997. Highest significance: Kalamia Estate, AU.

Key Facts for 2 October 1997

On 2 October 1997, 1,249 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
868 were record highs and 205 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 148 monthly and 1,100 daily.
Kalamia Estate set a daily record precipitation of 78.2 mm (3.1 in) on 2 October 1997.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

1,249 stations

1,249 station records on 2 October 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Shirbourne Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Giru Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Taipak	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nambi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 7 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zitlaltepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Acatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zheleznodorozhnyj	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gasquet Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Penn Yan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lookout Pt Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
N Willamette Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel El Alto	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harlem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holtwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,249 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 408, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 460, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 October 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	408
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	460
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 October 1997 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 148, daily 1,100.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

856 broken records

Margins by which the 856 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1997

Top 20 records on 2 October 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1997	Kalamia Estate, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1997	Shirbourne Park, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1997	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1997	Giru Post Office, AU	daily rain	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1997	Taipak, KZ	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1997	Nambi, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1997	Crescent City 7 ENE, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1997	Aralskoe More, KZ	monthly high max	32.6 C (90.7 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1997	Zitlaltepec, MX	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1997	Warren, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1997	Virginia City, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1997	Stephan 2 NW, US	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1997	San Luis Acatlan, MX	monthly rain	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1997	Flatwillow 4 ENE, US	monthly high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1997	Mina, US	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1997	Ojai, US	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1997	Akron 4 E, US	monthly high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1997	Creighton, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1997	Zheleznodorozhnyj, BY	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1997	Florence, US	monthly high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1997. 1997 had 1,249 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	829
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1