Weather Records on 3 October 1954

1,142 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1954. Highest significance: Midland 2, US.

Key Facts for 3 October 1954

On 3 October 1954, 1,142 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
780 were record highs and 147 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 233 monthly and 904 daily.
Midland 2 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 100.6 mm (4.0 in) on 3 October 1954.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

1,142 stations

1,142 station records on 3 October 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Midland 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Whiting	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bomnak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coddington 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baramulla	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Iffley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
East Lansing Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leamington	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Philo	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sarnia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Dearborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Phillaur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fife Lake 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bikin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,142 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 295, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 485, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 October 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	295
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	485
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 October 1954 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 233, daily 904.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

859 broken records

Margins by which the 859 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1954

Top 20 records on 3 October 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1954	Midland 2, US	monthly rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1954	Burnett 3 S, US	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1954	Hatfield, US	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1954	Saginaw Mbs Intl AP, US	all-time rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1954	Grand Rapids Wb City, US	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1954	Whiting, US	all-time rain	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1954	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1954	Ridgetown, CA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1954	Bomnak, RU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1954	Big Rapids Wtp, US	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1954	W Branch 3SE, US	all-time rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1954	Coddington 1 E, US	monthly rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1954	Alma, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1954	Manitowoc, US	monthly rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1954	Central Michigan UNIV, US	monthly rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1954	Newaygo Hardy Dam, US	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1954	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1954	Bay City, US	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1954	Hancock Exp Farm, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1954	Stevens Pt, US	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	49 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1954. 1954 had 1,142 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	813
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1