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Weather Records on 3 October 1897

4 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1897. Highest significance: Palermo, IT.

Key Facts for 3 October 1897

  • On 3 October 1897, 4 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 4 daily.
  • Palermo set a daily record precipitation of 30.2 mm (1.2 in) on 3 October 1897.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1834 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

4 stations
Weather records on 3 October 1897 4 station records on 3 October 1897 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
4 station records on 3 October 1897 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 October 1897: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
PalermoItalyRecord daily precipitation30.2 mm (1.2 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
BolognaItalyRecord daily precipitation27.8 mm (1.1 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

4 records
Records on 3 October 1897 by type Records set or tied on 3 October 1897 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 01122Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 October 1897 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 3 October 1897 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 3 October 1897 by timescale Records on 3 October 1897 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 4. 01234all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 4all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 October 1897 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 4.
Records on 3 October 1897 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily4

How Much Records Were Beaten By

4 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 October 1897 Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.7. Ties are not counted. 011220 to 2: 22 to 4: 04 to 6: 06 to 8: 18 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 October 1897
MarginRecords
0 to 22
2 to 40
4 to 60
6 to 81
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 141

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1897
Top 4 records on 3 October 1897 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 October 1897Palermo, ITdaily rain30.2 mm (1.2 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)32 years30 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1897Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily low min5.0 C (41.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)50 years21 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1897Bologna, ITdaily rain27.8 mm (1.1 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)6 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1897Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max11.7 C (53.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)

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

1834 to 1897
Records on 10-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1897. 1897 had 4 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001834: 11838: 11841: 11844: 11849: 11850: 21853: 11859: 21864: 41865: 11867: 11870: 11872: 21873: 11875: 11878: 11879: 11881: 41882: 11883: 21885: 11886: 31887: 11888: 51889: 21890: 31891: 51893: 41894: 31895: 11897: 41898: 41899: 71900: 61901: 61902: 201903: 31904: 11905: 71906: 291907: 51908: 211909: 131910: 131911: 221912: 531913: 171914: 311915: 131916: 931917: 771918: 281919: 461920: 251921: 821922: 381923: 461924: 411925: 1711926: 2331927: 3351928: 2131929: 2231930: 1841931: 2561932: 1851933: 1781934: 1221935: 4231936: 1921937: 3871938: 4651939: 3521940: 1751941: 6621942: 2121943: 3061944: 4891945: 5211946: 2961947: 7251948: 2721949: 4261950: 1,0381951: 7061952: 7311953: 6451954: 1,1431955: 4261956: 2221957: 4691958: 9511959: 7041960: 1891961: 8041962: 4331963: 4311964: 5031965: 2811966: 6181967: 6101968: 5471969: 6241970: 4811971: 5111972: 4521973: 6131974: 1,9991975: 8091976: 9431977: 4801978: 4101979: 5731980: 8601981: 1,1381982: 4761983: 6481984: 1,0501985: 1,0131986: 1,5011987: 1,3241988: 5251989: 9061990: 6801991: 8621992: 9901993: 9261994: 1,4331995: 1,2491996: 9621997: 1,0851998: 1,4131999: 1,6832000: 8592001: 8462002: 1,3882003: 1,1072004: 5342005: 1,4062006: 9732007: 8722008: 6902009: 1,3222010: 9892011: 1,0242012: 7782013: 8562014: 5742015: 8242016: 7562017: 1,0622018: 8212019: 1,4122020: 8162021: 6342022: 4772023: 1,0172024: 8772025: 7361834187918991915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1897. 1897 had 4 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-03 in each year
YearRecords
18341
18381
18411
18441
18491
18502
18531
18592
18644
18651
18671
18701
18722
18731
18751
18781
18791
18814
18821
18832
18851
18863
18871
18885
18892
18903
18915
18934
18943
18951
18974
18984
18997
19006
19016
190220
19033
19041
19057
190629
19075
190821
190913
191013
191122
191253
191317
191431
191513
191693
191777
191828
191946
192025
192182
192238
192346
192441
1925171
1926233
1927335
1928213
1929223
1930184
1931256
1932185
1933178
1934122
1935423
1936192
1937387
1938465
1939352
1940175
1941662
1942212
1943306
1944489
1945521
1946296
1947725
1948272
1949426
19501,038
1951706
1952731
1953645
19541,143
1955426
1956222
1957469
1958951
1959704
1960189
1961804
1962433
1963431
1964503
1965281
1966618
1967610
1968547
1969624
1970481
1971511
1972452
1973613
19741,999
1975809
1976943
1977480
1978410
1979573
1980860
19811,138
1982476
1983648
19841,050
19851,013
19861,501
19871,324
1988525
1989906
1990680
1991862
1992990
1993926
19941,433
19951,249
1996962
19971,085
19981,413
19991,683
2000859
2001846
20021,388
20031,107
2004534
20051,406
2006973
2007872
2008690
20091,322
2010989
20111,024
2012778
2013856
2014574
2015824
2016756
20171,062
2018821
20191,412
2020816
2021634
2022477
20231,017
2024877
2025736

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).