Weather Records on 3 October 1950

1,038 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1950. Highest significance: Ellerston (Hunters Vale), AU.

Key Facts for 3 October 1950

On 3 October 1950, 1,038 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 625 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 1,028 daily.
Ellerston (Hunters Vale) set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 3 October 1950.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

1,038 stations

1,038 station records on 3 October 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Porteiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burrundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Srivaikuntam	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goolma (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parnamirim (Leopoldina)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santhanpara	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ferndale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ariyalur	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ouricuri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uaua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Myra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodperry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Venukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Demagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,038 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 266, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 359, Heaviest daily rainfall 309, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 3 October 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	266
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	359
Heaviest daily rainfall	309
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 3 October 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 1,028.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

878 broken records

Margins by which the 878 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1950

Top 20 records on 3 October 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1950	Ellerston (Hunters Vale), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1950	Gowrie Junction, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1950	Porteiras, BR	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1950	Jardim, BR	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1950	Burrundulla, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1950	Srivaikuntam, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1950	Camp Crook, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1950	Goolma (Brooklyn), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1950	Neilrex (Caigan), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1950	Parnamirim (Leopoldina), BR	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1950	Yallaroi, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	62 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1950	Santhanpara, IN	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1950	Ferndale, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1950	Mullaley (Bando), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1950	Ariyalur, IN	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1950	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1950	Donnybrook, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1950	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	51 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1950	Greenbushes, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1950	Ouricuri, BR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	36 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1950. 1950 had 1,038 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	852
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1