Weather Records on 2 October 2022

586 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 2022. Highest significance: Mount Amhurst, AU.

Key Facts for 2 October 2022

On 2 October 2022, 586 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
238 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 532 daily.
Mount Amhurst set a daily record precipitation of 30.4 mm (1.2 in) on 2 October 2022.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

586 stations

586 station records on 2 October 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Amhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Udialla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Konotop	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Orel	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
New Stanton 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zhlobin	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kiefersfelden-Gach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Livny	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charleroi Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beverley Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moundsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rosenheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesburg 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Italy (Vineyard Haven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kingscliff (Marine Parade)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hemse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arxan	China	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Attenkam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prachuap Khiri Khan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trostberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Humpty Doo Collard Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gomel	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yichang	China	Record high maximum temperature	37.3 C (99.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Suttsu	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boos	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Donegal 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yuanping	China	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Centro 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hangzhou	China	Record high maximum temperature	37.7 C (99.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alatyr'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hart Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ogallala	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Connellsville 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lily Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

586 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 167, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 232, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 2 October 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	167
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	232
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 October 2022 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 54, daily 532.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

489 broken records

Margins by which the 489 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 2022

Top 20 records on 2 October 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 2022	Mount Amhurst, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	91 years	74 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2022	Udialla, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	92 years	74 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2022	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	83 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2022	Konotop, UA	monthly rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2022	Orel, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2022	New Stanton 1 SW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2022	Atlantic City Intl AP, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2022	Salzburg, AT	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	103 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2022	Zhlobin, BY	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2022	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	103 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2022	South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2022	Sarajevo, BA	daily low max	0.9 C (33.6 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2022	Kiefersfelden-Gach, DE	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2022	Parkersburg, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2022	Livny, RU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2022	Charleroi Lock 4, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2022	Beverley Springs, AU	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2022	Moundsville, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2022	Rosenheim, DE	daily rain	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2022	Waynesburg 1 E, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	43 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2022. 2022 had 586 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 2022-10-02: 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 10	414
10 to 20	53
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	2