Weather Records on 3 October 1926

233 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1926. Highest significance: St Joseph, US.

Key Facts for 3 October 1926

On 3 October 1926, 233 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
143 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 212 daily.
St Joseph set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 3 October 1926.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

233 stations

233 station records on 3 October 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rosebud	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lenox	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Power	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

233 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 81.

Records on 3 October 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	81
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 October 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 212.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

175 broken records

Margins by which the 175 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1926

Top 20 records on 3 October 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1926	St Joseph, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1926	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1926	Medicine Lodge, US	monthly rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1926	Highmore, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1926	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1926	Horton, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1926	Huntington, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1926	Bethany, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1926	Lexington 3E, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1926	Armagh, GB	monthly high min	15.9 C (60.6 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1926	Burlington, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1926	Falmouth, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1926	Norwich, US	monthly rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1926	Oregon, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1926	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1926	Rosebud, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1926	Lenox, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1926	Eureka 1E, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1926	Mt Hope, US	monthly rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1926	Jefferson 3SE, US	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	29 years	26 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1926. 1926 had 233 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 10	146
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1