Weather Records on 3 October 1924

41 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1924. Highest significance: Columbia Falls 5 SW, US.

Key Facts for 3 October 1924

On 3 October 1924, 41 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 40 daily.
Columbia Falls 5 SW set a daily record precipitation of 31.2 mm (1.2 in) on 3 October 1924.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

41 stations

41 station records on 3 October 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Idracowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Worondi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kenalea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gorin	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Colton (Boola Boola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

41 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 15, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 3 October 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	15
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 October 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 40.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

32 broken records

Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1924

Top 20 records on 3 October 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1924	Columbia Falls 5 SW, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1924	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high min	14.2 C (57.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	57 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1924	Robe Comparison, AU	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1924	Idracowra, AU	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1924	Worondi, AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1924	Arhangelsk, RU	daily high min	9.3 C (48.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	41 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1924	Santa Fe, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	43 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1924	Kenalea, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	21 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1924	Mildura Post Office, AU	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1924	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1924	Gorin, US	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	22 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1924	Bjuraker, SE	daily high min	9.6 C (49.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	34 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1924	Los Lunas, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	21 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1924	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	23 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1924	Pullman Exp STN, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	30 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1924	Orleansville (Chlef), DZ	daily low max	23.0 C (73.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	26 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1924	Bird Rocks, CA	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	25 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1924	Austin, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	22 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1924	Crosbyton, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	29 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1924	Ashland, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	28 years	12 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1924. 1924 had 41 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 3	20
3 to 5	5
5 to 8	0
8 to 10	3
10 to 13	0
13 to 15	0
15 to 18	4