Weather Records on 3 October 1945

521 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1945. Highest significance: McGregor (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 3 October 1945

On 3 October 1945, 521 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 361 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 505 daily.
McGregor (Pol) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 3 October 1945.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

521 stations

521 station records on 3 October 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
McGregor (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Umtata	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bizana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Donald (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chaibasa	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grimsby Rock Chapel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mvenyane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huxley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elkins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Botanic Gardens - Pmb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orogrande	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alipurduar	India	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Falakata Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalchini	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Singimari	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dadupur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rosebery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Krielsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

521 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 209, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 152, Heaviest daily rainfall 104, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 3 October 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	209
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	152
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 October 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 505.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

408 broken records

Margins by which the 408 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1945

Top 20 records on 3 October 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1945	McGregor (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1945	Steinkopf (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1945	Riksgransen, SE	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1945	Baziya (Bos), ZA	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1945	Elliotdale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1945	Umtata, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1945	Bizana (Bos), ZA	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1945	Tonti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1945	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1945	Fort Donald (Bos), ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1945	Chaibasa, IN	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1945	Springbok, ZA	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1945	Grimsby Rock Chapel, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1945	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1945	Mqanduli (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1945	Goderich, CA	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1945	Ntsubane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1945	Mvenyane, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1945	Lusikisiki (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1945	Huxley, ZA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	33 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1945. 1945 had 521 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 10	354
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	2