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Weather Records on 3 October 1920

25 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1920. Highest significance: Armagh, GB.

Key Facts for 3 October 1920

  • On 3 October 1920, 25 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 25 daily.
  • Armagh set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 3 October 1920.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

25 stations
Weather records on 3 October 1920 25 station records on 3 October 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
25 station records on 3 October 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 October 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
SimferopolUkraineRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
M.R.A.AustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Marra Creek (Womboin)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
NocolecheAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Cap MadeleineCanadaRecord daily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
NovorossijskRussiaRecord daily precipitation22.0 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord high minimum temperature13.5 C (56.3 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Rowan (Bungeet)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Elliot TankAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
BooraraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
KokstadSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Katherine CouncilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Pine BluffUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

25 records
Records on 3 October 1920 by type Records set or tied on 3 October 1920 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 20, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 20Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 October 1920 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 20, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 3 October 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall20
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 3 October 1920 by timescale Records on 3 October 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 25. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 25all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 October 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 25.
Records on 3 October 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily25

How Much Records Were Beaten By

22 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 October 1920 Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.1. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 125 to 10: 610 to 15: 315 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 October 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 512
5 to 106
10 to 153
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1920
Top 20 records on 3 October 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 October 1920Armagh, GBdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)80 years45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1920Victoria River Downs, AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)25.1 mm (1.0 in)24 years36 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1920Simferopol, UAdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1920M.R.A., AUdaily rain24.9 mm (1.0 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1920Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZAdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1920Innamincka Station, AUdaily rain6.9 mm (0.27 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1920Marra Creek (Womboin), AUdaily rain22.1 mm (0.9 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1920Nyngan (Merryanbone), AUdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)33 years19 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1920Galway, IEdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)24 years19 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1920Nocoleche, AUdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)6 years16 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1920Cap Madeleine, CAdaily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)37 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1920Novorossijsk, RUdaily rain22.0 mm (0.9 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)37 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1920Kremsmuenster, ATdaily high min13.5 C (56.3 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)21 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1920Nyngan Airport, AUdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)14 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1920Bourke Post Office, AUdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)18 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1920Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St), AUdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)18 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1920Lake Rowan (Bungeet), AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)11 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1920Mount Elliot Tank, AUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)11 years8 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1920Boorara, AUdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)14 years7 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1920Cobar Post Office, AUdaily low max16.7 C (62.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)4 years6 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 1920
Records on 10-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1920. 1920 had 25 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 1920. 1920 had 25 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).