Weather Records on 3 October 1939

352 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1939. Highest significance: Kulikuchi, IN.

Key Facts for 3 October 1939

On 3 October 1939, 352 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 183 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 349 daily.
Kulikuchi set a daily record precipitation of 71.6 mm (2.8 in) on 3 October 1939.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

352 stations

352 station records on 3 October 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kulikuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sherkawan	India	Record daily precipitation	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nidamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Udayalipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lungleh	India	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Darjeeling	India	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dalu	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Balurghat	India	Record daily precipitation	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kishanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ariyalur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bijni	India	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sagunbari	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jowai	India	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mawphlang Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwood Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
State Sanatorium	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

352 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 129, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 3 October 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	129
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 October 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 349.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

297 broken records

Margins by which the 297 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 103.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1939

Top 20 records on 3 October 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1939	Kulikuchi, IN	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1939	Sherkawan, IN	daily rain	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1939	Osijek, HR	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1939	Nidamangalam, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1939	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	85 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1939	Udayalipatti, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1939	Lungleh, IN	daily rain	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1939	Darjeeling, IN	daily rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1939	Oakey Post Office, AU	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1939	Dalu, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	5 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1939	Tiruvaiyaru, IN	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1939	Shillong, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1939	Balurghat, IN	daily rain	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	1 year	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1939	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	14 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1939	Kishanganj, IN	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1939	Ariyalur, IN	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1939	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1939	Upper Shillong, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1939	Tiruchchirapalli, IN	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1939	Sable Island, CA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	24 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1939. 1939 had 352 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 20	263
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1