Weather Records on 3 October 1941

662 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1941. Highest significance: Pesaro, IT.

Key Facts for 3 October 1941

On 3 October 1941, 662 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
303 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 615 daily.
Pesaro set a daily record precipitation of 75.2 mm (3.0 in) on 3 October 1941.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

662 stations

662 station records on 3 October 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
La Salle Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tanjavur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Doongin Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kuttiadi	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tammin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manjeri	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Urvakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Topeka	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yemmiganur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nilambur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tellichery	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hannibal 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kalyandrug	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tadpatri	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pulivendla	India	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kasargod	India	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gorin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

662 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 263, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 272, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 3 October 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	263
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	272
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 3 October 1941 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 45, daily 615.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

486 broken records

Margins by which the 486 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1941

Top 20 records on 3 October 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1941	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1941	Galva, US	monthly rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1941	La Salle Peru, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1941	La Harpe, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1941	Steffenville, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1941	Tiruvarur, IN	daily rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1941	Monmouth, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1941	Tanjavur, IN	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1941	Kalamazoo State Hospital, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1941	Doongin Peak, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1941	Kuttiadi, IN	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1941	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1941	Mannargudi, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1941	Mantova, IT	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1941	Rico, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1941	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1941	Elgin Water, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1941	Tammin, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1941	Manjeri, IN	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1941	Aurora Water, US	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	39 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1941. 1941 had 662 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 1941-10-03: 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	436
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1