Weather Records on 3 October 1952

731 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1952. Highest significance: Bic, CA.

Key Facts for 3 October 1952

On 3 October 1952, 731 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
220 were record highs and 358 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 701 daily.
Bic set an all-time record daily precipitation of 105.4 mm (4.1 in) on 3 October 1952.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

731 stations

731 station records on 3 October 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tirumayam	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
White River Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morekulam	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Turaiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arukutty	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hosur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chamarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jackman	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Palisade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

731 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 156, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 283, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 3 October 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	156
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	283
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 October 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 29, daily 701.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

553 broken records

Margins by which the 553 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1952

Top 20 records on 3 October 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1952	Bic, CA	all-time rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1952	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1952	La Pocatiere Cda, CA	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1952	Grand Falls, CA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1952	Tirumayam, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1952	White River Junction, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1952	Morekulam, IN	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1952	Webster, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1952	Turaiyur, IN	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1952	Causapscal, CA	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1952	Keene, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1952	Chilliwack, CA	monthly high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1952	Arsikere, IN	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1952	Chelsea, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1952	Warroo (Geeron), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1952	Cap Chat, CA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	63 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1952	Arukutty, IN	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	11 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1952	White Hall 1 E, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1952	North Bridgton, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1952	Bloomfield, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	31 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1952. 1952 had 731 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	509
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1