Weather Records on 3 October 1923

46 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1923. Highest significance: De Vlei "de Kruis", ZA.

Key Facts for 3 October 1923

On 3 October 1923, 46 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 45 daily.
De Vlei "de Kruis" set a daily record precipitation of 25.9 mm (1.0 in) on 3 October 1923.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

46 stations

46 station records on 3 October 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wandin (Yallock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Angel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

46 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 26.

Records on 3 October 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	26
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 October 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 45.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

35 broken records

Margins by which the 35 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1923

Top 20 records on 3 October 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1923	De Vlei "de Kruis", ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1923	Hays 1 S, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1923	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1923	Steytlerville (Mag), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1923	Wandin (Yallock), AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1923	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1923	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1923	Springbok, ZA	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1923	Cairns Post Office, AU	monthly low min	12.5 C (54.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1923	Ashland, US	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	22 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1923	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1923	Madrid, US	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1923	Sheringa (Lake Hamilton), AU	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	31 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1923	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	23 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1923	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	25 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1923	Ter Apel, NL	daily rain	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	29 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1923	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1923	Roodebloem, ZA	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	24 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1923	Mt Angel, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	28 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1923	Galway, IE	daily rain	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	2 years	11 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1923. 1923 had 46 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-03 in each year
Year	Records
1834	1
1838	1
1841	1
1844	1
1849	1
1850	2
1853	1
1859	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	5
1889	2
1890	3
1891	5
1893	4
1894	3
1895	1
1897	4
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	6
1902	20
1903	3
1904	1
1905	7
1906	29
1907	5
1908	21
1909	13
1910	13
1911	22
1912	53
1913	17
1914	31
1915	13
1916	93
1917	77
1918	28
1919	46
1920	25
1921	82
1922	38
1923	46
1924	41
1925	171
1926	233
1927	335
1928	213
1929	223
1930	184
1931	256
1932	185
1933	178
1934	122
1935	423
1936	192
1937	386
1938	464
1939	352
1940	175
1941	662
1942	212
1943	306
1944	489
1945	521
1946	296
1947	725
1948	272
1949	426
1950	1,038
1951	706
1952	731
1953	645
1954	1,142
1955	426
1956	222
1957	469
1958	951
1959	704
1960	189
1961	804
1962	433
1963	431
1964	503
1965	281
1966	618
1967	610
1968	547
1969	624
1970	481
1971	511
1972	452
1973	613
1974	1,999
1975	809
1976	943
1977	480
1978	410
1979	573
1980	860
1981	1,138
1982	476
1983	648
1984	1,050
1985	1,013
1986	1,501
1987	1,324
1988	525
1989	906
1990	680
1991	862
1992	990
1993	926
1994	1,433
1995	1,249
1996	962
1997	1,085
1998	1,413
1999	1,683
2000	859
2001	846
2002	1,388
2003	1,107
2004	534
2005	1,406
2006	973
2007	872
2008	690
2009	1,322
2010	989
2011	1,024
2012	778
2013	856
2014	574
2015	824
2016	756
2017	1,064
2018	826
2019	1,427
2020	817
2021	635
2022	478
2023	1,024
2024	876
2025	733
2026	649

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	23
5 to 10	3
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	2