Weather Records on 3 October 1942

212 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1942. Highest significance: Greensburg, US.

Key Facts for 3 October 1942

On 3 October 1942, 212 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 200 daily.
Greensburg set a daily record precipitation of 64.8 mm (2.6 in) on 3 October 1942.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

212 stations

212 station records on 3 October 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Salina	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palladam	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tirukoilur	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Denkanikottah	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malavalli	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minneola	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnarajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Biddelia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Udumalpet	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vellore	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Flora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kollegal	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Valapady	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Leeupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pennagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nagamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tularosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ramachandrapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chengam	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
La Sal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

212 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 October 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 October 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 200.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

182 broken records

Margins by which the 182 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1942

Top 20 records on 3 October 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1942	Greensburg, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1942	Salina, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1942	Hondo, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1942	Buffalo 2 SSW, US	monthly rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1942	Coldwater, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1942	Pratt 3NW, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1942	McPherson, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1942	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1942	Ellsworth, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1942	Palladam, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1942	Tirukoilur, IN	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1942	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	82 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1942	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1942	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	73 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1942	Hutchinson River, US	monthly rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1942	Olathe 3E, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1942	Denkanikottah, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1942	Norddal, NO	daily snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1942	Waverly, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1942	Malavalli, IN	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	30 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1942. 1942 had 212 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 1942-10-03: 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 50	178
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1