Weather Records on 3 October 1927

335 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1927. Highest significance: Amcor - Petrie Mill, AU.

Key Facts for 3 October 1927

On 3 October 1927, 335 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 308 daily.
Amcor - Petrie Mill set a monthly record daily precipitation of 181.6 mm (7.1 in) on 3 October 1927.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

335 stations

335 station records on 3 October 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turners Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Skjak	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ringtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dunwich Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

335 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 October 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 October 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 308.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

277 broken records

Margins by which the 277 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 126.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1927

Top 20 records on 3 October 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1927	Amcor - Petrie Mill, AU	monthly rain	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1927	Sandgate Post Office, AU	monthly rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1927	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	monthly rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1927	Wahgunyah, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1927	Haparanda, SE	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1927	Ellensburg, US	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1927	St Helena Island, AU	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1927	Bald Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1927	Colfax, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1927	Blackwater Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1927	Kosciusko, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1927	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1927	Astoria, US	monthly rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1927	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1927	Cleveland Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1927	Columbia, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1927	Crows Nest, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1927	Harrisburg - Coop, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1927	Dale Enterprise, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1927	Johnsonville, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)

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 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1927. 1927 had 335 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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Data for records on 1927-10-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	235
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1