Weather Records on 3 October 1937

386 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1937. Highest significance: Malayattur, IN.

Key Facts for 3 October 1937

On 3 October 1937, 386 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
84 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 374 daily.
Malayattur set a daily record precipitation of 140.2 mm (5.5 in) on 3 October 1937.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

386 stations

386 station records on 3 October 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Malayattur	India	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Peermade Residen	India	Record daily precipitation	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl River	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Hill 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sirsi	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ilkal	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Devikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Khanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bhor	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santaravur	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Panchgani	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kadur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atner	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colgate Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belgaum	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moores Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deolgaon Raja	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Koregaon	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kadiri	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hukeri	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kalghatgi	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tarikere	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hangal	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

386 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 251.

Records on 3 October 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	251
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 October 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 374.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

322 broken records

Margins by which the 322 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1937

Top 20 records on 3 October 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1937	Malayattur, IN	daily rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1937	Lewisburg Exp STN, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1937	Peermade Residen, IN	daily rain	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1937	Palmetto, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1937	Pearl River, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1937	Cedar Hill 1, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1937	Sirsi, IN	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1937	Alexandria, US	monthly rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1937	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1937	Ilkal, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1937	Devikulam, IN	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1937	Babb 6 NE, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1937	Clarksville Wwtp, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1937	Gleichen, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1937	Khanpur, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1937	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1937	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1937	Bhor, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1937	Lynnville 4 SSW, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1937	Amite, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	6 years	38 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1937. 1937 had 386 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1937-10-03: 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	258
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2