Weather Records on 3 October 1951

706 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1951. Highest significance: Cooma Lambie Street, AU.

Key Facts for 3 October 1951

On 3 October 1951, 706 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
302 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 653 daily.
Cooma Lambie Street set a daily record precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 3 October 1951.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

706 stations

706 station records on 3 October 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Koyah	India	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wildeperdehoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Cambalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Gurrabeal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dewan	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cherrapunji	India	Record daily precipitation	464.3 mm (18.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Demagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Captains Flat (Foxlow St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sialsuk	India	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Katdoornput 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cherrapunji/P.S.	India	Record daily precipitation	464.3 mm (18.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paupong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ghorajheri	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan (Gillingall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jimenbuen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dewetsdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pambula Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Linton Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Carwoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Kings Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bikrampur	India	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tarago (Willeroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalkasa	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cyferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

706 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 180, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 122, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 387, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 3 October 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	180
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	122
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	387
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 October 1951 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 51, daily 653.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

588 broken records

Margins by which the 588 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 273.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1951

Top 20 records on 3 October 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1951	Cooma Lambie Street, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1951	Charlevoix, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1951	Cooma (Carlaminda), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1951	Koyah, IN	daily rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1951	Wildeperdehoek, ZA	all-time rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1951	Cobargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1951	Moormurang the Ridge, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1951	Bombala (Cambalong), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1951	Doornplaat, ZA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1951	Bloemfontein Airpor, ZA	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1951	Caledonia, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1951	Petrusberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1951	Cooma (Gurrabeal), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1951	Dewan, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1951	Cherrapunji, IN	daily rain	464.3 mm (18.3 in)	266.4 mm (10.5 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1951	Demagiri, IN	daily rain	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1951	Ft Pierce, US	daily rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1951	Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1951	Captains Flat (Foxlow St), AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1951	Sialsuk, IN	daily rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)

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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1951. 1951 had 706 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 1951-10-03: 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	579
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2