Weather Records on 2 October 2021

721 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 2021. Highest significance: Harlingen, US.

Key Facts for 2 October 2021

On 2 October 2021, 721 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
298 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 693 daily.
Harlingen set a monthly record daily precipitation of 202.4 mm (8.0 in) on 2 October 2021.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

721 stations

721 station records on 2 October 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	202.4 mm (8.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rennes-St Jacques	France	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Port Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rushy Lagoon (Cape Portland Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Minchumina	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alencon-Valframbert	France	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Geldermalsen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gilmore Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gaoua	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nijkerk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wasola 5N	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
The Canal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
N Pole	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woudenberg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kapellebrug	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caen-Carpiquet	France	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Andel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Den Bommel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Apuka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hoonah	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nantes-Bouguenais	France	Record daily precipitation	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Culemborg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chaam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jinnah Intl	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Whiporie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Klundert	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haines 40NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Capelle (Nb)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aransas	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Esbeek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gorinchem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwendijk (Nb)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Arid National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olmsted L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

721 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 192, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 365, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 2 October 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	192
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	365
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 2 October 2021 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 27, daily 693.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

631 broken records

Margins by which the 631 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 106.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 2021

Top 20 records on 2 October 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 2021	Harlingen, US	monthly rain	202.4 mm (8.0 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	22 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2021	Rennes-St Jacques, FR	daily rain	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2021	Port Mansfield, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2021	Rushy Lagoon (Cape Portland Ro, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2021	University Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	108 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2021	Belle Ile - le Talut, FR	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2021	Raymondville, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	78 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2021	Minchumina, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	70 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2021	Alencon-Valframbert, FR	monthly rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2021	Geldermalsen, NL	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2021	Marianna 2 S, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2021	Gilmore Creek, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2021	Cranbrook (Cranbrook House), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2021	Gaoua, BF	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2021	Nijkerk, NL	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2021	Winnibigoshish Dam, US	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2021	Wasola 5N, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2021	The Canal, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2021	N Pole, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2021	Woudenberg, NL	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	46 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2021. 2021 had 721 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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Data for records on 2021-10-02: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	587
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2