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Weather Records on 3 October 1918

28 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1918. Highest significance: Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 3 October 1918

  • On 3 October 1918, 28 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 25 daily.
  • Sydney (Observatory Hill) set a monthly record low minimum temperature of 5.7 C (42.3 F) on 3 October 1918.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

28 stations
Weather records on 3 October 1918 28 station records on 3 October 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
28 station records on 3 October 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 October 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature5.7 C (42.3 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
MilanItalyRecord low minimum temperature5.3 C (41.5 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
OudtshoornSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WulgulmerangAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord low minimum temperature1.3 C (34.3 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Mount PleasantAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
SonnblickAustriaRecord low maximum temperature-13.1 C (8.4 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-3.0 C (26.6 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
BonangAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
SpringbokSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
SonnblickAustriaRecord low minimum temperature-15.8 C (3.6 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & OutreachUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Bukalong StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature0.1 C (32.2 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord low minimum temperature0.4 C (32.7 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord low maximum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

28 records
Records on 3 October 1918 by type Records set or tied on 3 October 1918 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 11. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 12Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 October 1918 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.
Records on 3 October 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum12
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 3 October 1918 by timescale Records on 3 October 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 25. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 3daily: 25all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 October 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 25.
Records on 3 October 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly3
daily25

How Much Records Were Beaten By

24 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 October 1918 Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.8. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 2: 152 to 4: 34 to 6: 16 to 8: 28 to 10: 210 to 12: 012 to 14: 014 to 16: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 1414 to 16
Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 October 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 215
2 to 43
4 to 61
6 to 82
8 to 102
10 to 120
12 to 140
14 to 161

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1918
Top 20 records on 3 October 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 October 1918Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUmonthly low min5.7 C (42.3 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)46 years31 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1918Milan, ITdaily low min5.3 C (41.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)64 years29 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1918Oudtshoorn, ZAdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)9.6 mm (0.38 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1918Tulbagh (Pol), ZAdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1918Harkerville (Bos), ZAdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)15.8 mm (0.6 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1918Wulgulmerang, AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)26 years18 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1918Praha-Klementinum, CZdaily low min1.3 C (34.3 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)16 years17 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1918Mount Pleasant, AUdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)30 years16 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1918Sonnblick, ATdaily low max-13.1 C (8.4 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)7 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1918Kristianstad, SEdaily low min-3.0 C (26.6 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1918Bonang, AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)12 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1918Moose Factory, CAdaily low min-2.2 C (28.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1918Springbok, ZAdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)4 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1918Sedan (Sandleton), AUdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)26 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1918Sonnblick, ATdaily low min-15.8 C (3.6 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)7 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1918Walgett Council Depot, AUdaily low min2.8 C (37.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1918Clanwilliam (Pol), ZAdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1918Bourke Post Office, AUdaily low min2.2 C (36.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)9 years9 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1918Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, USdaily low min-4.4 C (24.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1918Magdeburg, DEdaily low min1.0 C (33.8 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)16 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 1918
Records on 10-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1918. 1918 had 28 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 1918. 1918 had 28 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).