Weather Records on 3 October 1943

306 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1943. Highest significance: Cape Norman, CA.

Key Facts for 3 October 1943

On 3 October 1943, 306 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
169 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 271 daily.
Cape Norman set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 3 October 1943.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

306 stations

306 station records on 3 October 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bradenton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Talegaon D-Dhera	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ahmadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	42.6 C (108.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Norway House	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Adirampatanam	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kamsack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ambasamudram	India	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trout Creek 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nashlyn	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sorve	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

306 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 45, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 3 October 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	45
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 3 October 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 35, daily 271.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

227 broken records

Margins by which the 227 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1943

Top 20 records on 3 October 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1943	Cape Norman, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1943	Bradenton Exp STN, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1943	Kattumavadi, IN	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1943	Talegaon D-Dhera, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1943	Ahmadabad, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1943	Helwan (Cairo), EG	monthly high max	42.6 C (108.7 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1943	Helwan (Cairo), EG	daily high min	27.7 C (81.9 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1943	Humboldt, CA	monthly high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1943	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	50 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1943	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1943	Susendal, NO	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1943	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	50 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1943	Qu'appelle, CA	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	50 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1943	Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A, CA	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	50 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1943	Lamar, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	49 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1943	Minnedosa, CA	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	50 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1943	Tribune 1W, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	48 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1943	Manistee 3SE, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	54 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1943	Franklin, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	48 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1943	Norway House, CA	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	45 years	23 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1943. 1943 had 306 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	219
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1