Weather Records on 3 October 1944

489 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1944. Highest significance: Manoharpur, IN.

Key Facts for 3 October 1944

On 3 October 1944, 489 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 236 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 479 daily.
Manoharpur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 221.7 mm (8.7 in) on 3 October 1944.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

489 stations

489 station records on 3 October 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manoharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	221.7 mm (8.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aul	India	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Adventure Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Penneshaw	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gopiballabhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chakradhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dharamjaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uluberia	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bluffton Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Indore	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Liberal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Budge Budge	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ghatsila Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Silda Belpahari	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Okay 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhart Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gumla	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Panskura	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

489 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 184, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 207, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 3 October 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	184
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 October 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 479.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

420 broken records

Margins by which the 420 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 105.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1944

Top 20 records on 3 October 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1944	Manoharpur, IN	monthly rain	221.7 mm (8.7 in)	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1944	Menard, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1944	Aul, IN	daily rain	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1944	Adventure Bay, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1944	Penneshaw, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1944	Kremsmuenster, AT	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1944	Calvin, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1944	Masset Airport, CA	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1944	Rjukan, NO	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1944	Gopiballabhpur, IN	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1944	Jefferson City Wtp, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1944	Chakradhanpur, IN	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1944	Dharamjaigarh, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1944	Ramnagar, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1944	Pontiac, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1944	Uluberia, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1944	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1944	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	63 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1944	Bluffton Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1944	Okmulgee Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	29 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1944. 1944 had 489 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 1944-10-03: 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	384
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1