Weather Records on 2 October 2016

536 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 2016. Highest significance: Old Delamere, AU.

Key Facts for 2 October 2016

On 2 October 2016, 536 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
274 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 481 daily.
Old Delamere set a daily record precipitation of 30.2 mm (1.2 in) on 2 October 2016.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

536 stations

536 station records on 2 October 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Old Delamere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Jinghe	China	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ust-Njukzha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lalbert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cape le Grand Nat Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ouyen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trelleborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tastyp	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Malta 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boatman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ganyu	China	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aalsmeer	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Vrangelja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maliye_Karmakuly	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chemung	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tsu	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wakayama	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saga	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wu Lu Mu Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ueno	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nara	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gouda	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hikone	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sukumo	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roelofarendsveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Overveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Suwa	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Partizansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tillamook	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Redmond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nice	France	Record high maximum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ahmadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kyoto	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nobeoka	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olenja Rechka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olofstrom	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boskoop	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Strawberry Valley 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Windy Harbour	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wushaoling	China	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tokushima	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bromolla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ingomar 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeland Linder Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

536 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 189, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 2 October 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	189
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 October 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 55, daily 481.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

445 broken records

Margins by which the 445 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 2016

Top 20 records on 2 October 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 2016	Old Delamere, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	130 years	77 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2016	Jinghe, CN	monthly rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2016	Ust-Njukzha, RU	monthly rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2016	Lalbert, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2016	Chiltern (Post Office), AU	monthly rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	98 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2016	Hoofddorp, NL	monthly rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	143 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2016	Cape le Grand Nat Park, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2016	Ouyen (Post Office), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2016	Trelleborg, SE	monthly rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2016	Beaver Creek, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2016	Falsterbo, SE	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2016	Tastyp, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2016	Olands Sodra Udde, SE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2016	Malta 7 E, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2016	Boatman Station, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2016	Fargo Hector Intl AP, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	123 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2016	Colville, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	114 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2016	Ganyu, CN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2016	Rudnaja Pristan, RU	daily high max	27.6 C (81.7 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2016	Aalsmeer, NL	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	39 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2016. 2016 had 536 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).