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Weather Records on 3 October 1909

13 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1909. Highest significance: Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU.

Key Facts for 3 October 1909

  • On 3 October 1909, 13 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 13 daily.
  • Deniliquin (Wilkinson St) set a daily record low maximum temperature of 13.4 C (56.1 F) on 3 October 1909.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

13 stations
Weather records on 3 October 1909 13 station records on 3 October 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
13 station records on 3 October 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 October 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature13.4 C (56.1 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature32.0 C (89.6 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
RegensburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature10.9 C (51.6 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature14.3 C (57.7 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature10.7 C (51.3 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
RobertsonSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord high minimum temperature13.5 C (56.3 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

13 records
Records on 3 October 1909 by type Records set or tied on 3 October 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 01234Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 October 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 3 October 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 3 October 1909 by timescale Records on 3 October 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 13. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 13all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 October 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 13.
Records on 3 October 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily13

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 October 1909 Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3.8. Ties are not counted. 01230.0 to 0.5: 20.5 to 1.0: 31.0 to 1.5: 11.5 to 2.0: 22.0 to 2.5: 02.5 to 3.0: 03.0 to 3.5: 23.5 to 4.0: 20.0 to 0.50.5 to 1.01.0 to 1.51.5 to 2.02.0 to 2.52.5 to 3.03.0 to 3.53.5 to 4.0
Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 October 1909
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.52
0.5 to 1.03
1.0 to 1.51
1.5 to 2.02
2.0 to 2.50
2.5 to 3.00
3.0 to 3.52
3.5 to 4.02

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1909
Top 13 records on 3 October 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 October 1909Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low max13.4 C (56.1 F)3.8 C (6.8 F)37 years23 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1909Armagh, GBdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)49 years21 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1909Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily high max32.0 C (89.6 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1909Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily low max14.4 C (57.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1909Portland, AUdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1909Hamilton, AUdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)14 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1909Regensburg, DEdaily high min10.9 C (51.6 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1909Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high min14.3 C (57.7 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1909Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max10.7 C (51.3 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)11 years9 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1909Caledon (Pol), ZAdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)13 years9 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1909Sandvig, DKdaily high max17.2 C (63.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1909Robertson, ZAdaily rain6.1 mm (0.24 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)2 years3 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1909Karlsruhe, DEdaily high min (Tie)13.5 C (56.3 F)tie22 years2 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 1909
Records on 10-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1909. 1909 had 13 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: 3861938: 4641939: 3521940: 1751941: 6621942: 2121943: 3061944: 4891945: 5211946: 2961947: 7251948: 2721949: 4261950: 1,0381951: 7061952: 7311953: 6451954: 1,1421955: 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: 1,0642018: 8262019: 1,4272020: 8172021: 6352022: 4782023: 1,0242024: 8762025: 7332026: 6491834187918991915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1909. 1909 had 13 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
1937386
1938464
1939352
1940175
1941662
1942212
1943306
1944489
1945521
1946296
1947725
1948272
1949426
19501,038
1951706
1952731
1953645
19541,142
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
20171,064
2018826
20191,427
2020817
2021635
2022478
20231,024
2024876
2025733
2026649

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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 (2026-10-15).