Weather Records on 2 October 2003

1,977 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 2003. Highest significance: Kookabookra, AU.

Key Facts for 2 October 2003

On 2 October 2003, 1,977 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
380 were record highs and 600 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 122 monthly and 1,854 daily.
Kookabookra set a daily record precipitation of 59.4 mm (2.3 in) on 2 October 2003.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

1,977 stations

1,977 station records on 2 October 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Rokewood (Wurrook South)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Cooke Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Coomandook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Coolatai (Orana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Reddestone (Lonewood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rumbulara Vineyards	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Melva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Coolamon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Black Swamp (Athlyne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Victoria Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ashford (Beaumont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ulan Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee (Wattle Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Shelford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Croppa Creek (Krui Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Graman (Ulupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ashford (Sunhaven Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes (Lyndale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Copmanhurst (Stockyard Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dungorm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cangai (Smelter Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carawatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Glen Oak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wellingrove (Brydone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Meningie (Waltowa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
North Star (Bonanza)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell (Glendowne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Research Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
North Star Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterden (Balook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Bowglen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Running Stream (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Salines (Moolap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake Roscommon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,977 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 313, Highest daily minimum 238, Lowest daily minimum 287, Heaviest daily rainfall 978, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 2 October 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	313
Highest daily minimum	238
Lowest daily minimum	287
Heaviest daily rainfall	978
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 2 October 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 122, daily 1,854.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,599 broken records

Margins by which the 1,599 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 2003

Top 20 records on 2 October 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 2003	Kookabookra, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	109 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 October 2003	Rokewood (Wurrook South), AU	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	93 years	77 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2003	Milang, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2003	Marrar (Centenary Drive), AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	107 years	74 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2003	Goolwa Council Depot, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2003	Cooke Plains, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	111 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2003	Coomandook, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2003	Coolatai (Orana), AU	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2003	Tenterfield (Federation Park), AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2003	Copmanhurst Post Office, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2003	Houghton Lake 6 WSW, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	85 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2003	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2003	Reddestone (Lonewood), AU	monthly rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2003	Sapphire (Argyle), AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2003	Rumbulara Vineyards, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2003	Melva, AU	daily rain	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	69 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2003	Coolamon Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2003	Black Swamp (Athlyne), AU	monthly rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2003	Victoria Downs, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2003	Ashford (Beaumont), AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2003. 2003 had 1,977 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	1,427
20 to 40	131
40 to 60	30
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1