Weather Records on 3 October 1931

256 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1931. Highest significance: Dadahor, IN.

Key Facts for 3 October 1931

On 3 October 1931, 256 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 245 daily.
Dadahor set a daily record precipitation of 41.7 mm (1.6 in) on 3 October 1931.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

256 stations

256 station records on 3 October 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dadahor	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella (Zara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bothwell (Ratho)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chalisgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olinda (Springdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Keonjhargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Perumbalur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sompeta	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton (Uralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Norfolk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jagraon	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Playfair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabilla (Boonal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sasvad	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Thasra	India	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wandearah North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ben Lomond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rahuri	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jalna	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Purankot	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

256 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 125, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 October 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	125
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 October 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 245.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

194 broken records

Margins by which the 194 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1931

Top 20 records on 3 October 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1931	Dadahor, IN	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1931	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1931	Franklyn Vale, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1931	Bonshaw (Campbell St), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1931	Wanganella (Zara), AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1931	Dulacca Truck Stop, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1931	Bingara (Keera), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1931	Texas Post Office, AU	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1931	Bothwell (Ratho), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1931	Chalisgaon, IN	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1931	Olinda (Springdale), AU	monthly rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1931	Emmaville (Strathbogie), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1931	Raipur, IN	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1931	Barraba (Mount Lindsay), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1931	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1931	Keonjhargarh, IN	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1931	Texas Station, AU	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1931	Perumbalur, IN	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1931	Whitefish Pt, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1931	Grantsburg, US	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	30 years	22 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1931. 1931 had 256 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	147
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	4