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Weather Records on 3 October 1955

426 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1955. Highest significance: Garhshankar, IN.

Key Facts for 3 October 1955

  • On 3 October 1955, 426 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 68 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 394 daily.
  • Garhshankar set an all-time record daily precipitation of 254.5 mm (10.0 in) on 3 October 1955.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

426 stations
Weather records on 3 October 1955 426 station records on 3 October 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
426 station records on 3 October 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 October 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
GarhshankarIndiaRecord daily precipitation254.5 mm (10.0 in)69 of 100 (Major)
UnaIndiaRecord daily precipitation270.0 mm (10.6 in)66 of 100 (Major)
Dharmsala LowerIndiaRecord daily precipitation182.9 mm (7.2 in)66 of 100 (Major)
HoshiarpurIndiaRecord daily precipitation245.1 mm (9.6 in)66 of 100 (Major)
HanumangarhIndiaRecord daily precipitation92.7 mm (3.6 in)66 of 100 (Major)
GearyUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation133.1 mm (5.2 in)65 of 100 (Major)
TandaIndiaRecord daily precipitation120.7 mm (4.8 in)61 of 100 (Major)
JhunjhunuIndiaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)61 of 100 (Major)
SirsaIndiaRecord daily precipitation57.7 mm (2.3 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
RanikeIndiaRecord daily precipitation63.5 mm (2.5 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
NavapurIndiaRecord daily precipitation129.3 mm (5.1 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
GangapurIndiaRecord daily precipitation96.5 mm (3.8 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
DharIndiaRecord daily precipitation121.9 mm (4.8 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
SonkatchIndiaRecord daily precipitation121.9 mm (4.8 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
NoharIndiaRecord daily precipitation130.3 mm (5.1 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
AgarIndiaRecord daily precipitation70.4 mm (2.8 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
TiroraIndiaRecord daily precipitation121.4 mm (4.8 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
TatumUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation89.9 mm (3.5 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
KotkhaiIndiaRecord daily precipitation73.7 mm (2.9 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
ChiplunIndiaRecord daily precipitation228.6 mm (9.0 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
GujjranIndiaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
KotraIndiaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
CrowellUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation123.2 mm (4.9 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
JodhpurIndiaRecord daily precipitation63.5 mm (2.5 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
RajgarhIndiaRecord daily precipitation48.8 mm (1.9 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation62.5 mm (2.5 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SWUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation91.9 mm (3.6 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
IchhawarIndiaRecord daily precipitation124.5 mm (4.9 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Taranagar (Reni)IndiaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
KhachrodIndiaRecord daily precipitation53.3 mm (2.1 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
PatanIndiaRecord daily precipitation114.6 mm (4.5 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
DasuyaIndiaRecord daily precipitation161.3 mm (6.4 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Bhim (Dawer)IndiaRecord daily precipitation63.5 mm (2.5 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 NUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation68.8 mm (2.7 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
SathawasIndiaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Dehra GopipurIndiaRecord daily precipitation85.1 mm (3.4 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
RaisenIndiaRecord daily precipitation61.2 mm (2.4 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
PerryUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation76.5 mm (3.0 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
HamirpurIndiaRecord daily precipitation48.8 mm (1.9 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
ShiralaIndiaRecord daily precipitation85.1 mm (3.4 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Iklera(Aklera)IndiaRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
AshtaIndiaRecord daily precipitation139.2 mm (5.5 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
ChandpurIndiaRecord daily precipitation75.2 mm (3.0 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
RamgarhIndiaRecord daily precipitation36.3 mm (1.4 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee 6 NNWUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation97.8 mm (3.9 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
ShujalpurIndiaRecord daily precipitation108.0 mm (4.3 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
MangrolIndiaRecord daily precipitation33.5 mm (1.3 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
CochraneCanadaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
YellavaramIndiaRecord daily precipitation95.3 mm (3.8 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
BhandaraIndiaRecord daily precipitation75.2 mm (3.0 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
UranIndiaRecord daily precipitation102.4 mm (4.0 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Lovington 2 WNWUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation84.8 mm (3.3 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
BerasiaIndiaRecord daily precipitation55.9 mm (2.2 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
MandangadIndiaRecord daily precipitation106.7 mm (4.2 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
JaipurIndiaRecord daily precipitation93.7 mm (3.7 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
KarauliIndiaRecord daily precipitation66.3 mm (2.6 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
BareliIndiaRecord daily precipitation63.5 mm (2.5 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
BadnagarIndiaRecord daily precipitation51.3 mm (2.0 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
MedhaIndiaRecord daily precipitation105.9 mm (4.2 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
BarwasagarIndiaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

426 records
Records on 3 October 1955 by type Records set or tied on 3 October 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 307. 0100200300400Highest daily maximum: 26Lowest daily maximum: 14Highest daily minimum: 42Lowest daily minimum: 37Heaviest daily rainfall: 307Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 October 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 307.
Records on 3 October 1955 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum26
Lowest daily maximum14
Highest daily minimum42
Lowest daily minimum37
Heaviest daily rainfall307
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 3 October 1955 by timescale Records on 3 October 1955 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 30, daily 394. 0100200300400all-time: 2monthly: 30daily: 394all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 October 1955 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 30, daily 394.
Records on 3 October 1955 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time2
monthly30
daily394

How Much Records Were Beaten By

378 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 October 1955 Margins by which the 378 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.4. Ties are not counted. 01002003000 to 20: 27220 to 40: 6540 to 60: 2860 to 80: 680 to 100: 3100 to 120: 1120 to 140: 2140 to 160: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140140 to 160
Margins by which the 378 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 October 1955
MarginRecords
0 to 20272
20 to 4065
40 to 6028
60 to 806
80 to 1003
100 to 1201
120 to 1402
140 to 1601

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1955
Top 20 records on 3 October 1955 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 October 1955Garhshankar, INall-time rain254.5 mm (10.0 in)70.3 mm (2.8 in)41 years69 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1955Una, INmonthly rain270.0 mm (10.6 in)132.8 mm (5.2 in)37 years66 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1955Dharmsala Lower, INmonthly rain182.9 mm (7.2 in)104.2 mm (4.1 in)38 years66 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1955Hoshiarpur, INmonthly rain245.1 mm (9.6 in)152.4 mm (6.0 in)37 years66 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1955Hanumangarh, INmonthly rain92.7 mm (3.6 in)47.0 mm (1.9 in)37 years66 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1955Geary, USmonthly rain133.1 mm (5.2 in)58.7 mm (2.3 in)36 years65 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1955Tanda, INmonthly rain120.7 mm (4.8 in)62.3 mm (2.5 in)23 years61 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1955Jhunjhunu, INdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)50.8 mm (2.0 in)53 years61 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1955Sirsa, INdaily rain57.7 mm (2.3 in)56.2 mm (2.2 in)44 years58 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1955Ranike, INdaily rain63.5 mm (2.5 in)45.7 mm (1.8 in)44 years58 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1955Navapur, INdaily rain129.3 mm (5.1 in)80.5 mm (3.2 in)40 years57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1955Gangapur, INdaily rain96.5 mm (3.8 in)94.5 mm (3.7 in)40 years57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1955Dhar, INdaily rain121.9 mm (4.8 in)73.9 mm (2.9 in)40 years56 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1955Sonkatch, INmonthly rain121.9 mm (4.8 in)49.8 mm (2.0 in)11 years54 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1955Nohar, INmonthly rain130.3 mm (5.1 in)28.7 mm (1.1 in)37 years54 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1955Agar, INdaily rain70.4 mm (2.8 in)58.5 mm (2.3 in)37 years53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1955Tirora, INdaily rain121.4 mm (4.8 in)85.8 mm (3.4 in)28 years53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1955Tatum, USdaily rain89.9 mm (3.5 in)77.2 mm (3.0 in)32 years52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1955Kotkhai, INdaily rain73.7 mm (2.9 in)52.1 mm (2.1 in)38 years51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1955Chiplun, INdaily rain228.6 mm (9.0 in)120.4 mm (4.7 in)16 years50 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 1955
Records on 10-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1955. 1955 had 426 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001834: 11838: 11841: 11844: 11849: 11850: 21853: 11859: 21864: 41865: 11867: 11870: 11872: 21873: 11875: 11878: 11879: 11881: 41882: 11883: 21885: 11886: 31887: 11888: 51889: 21890: 31891: 51893: 41894: 31895: 11897: 41898: 41899: 71900: 61901: 61902: 201903: 31904: 11905: 71906: 291907: 51908: 211909: 131910: 131911: 221912: 531913: 171914: 311915: 131916: 931917: 771918: 281919: 461920: 251921: 821922: 381923: 461924: 411925: 1711926: 2331927: 3351928: 2131929: 2231930: 1841931: 2561932: 1851933: 1781934: 1221935: 4231936: 1921937: 3861938: 4641939: 3521940: 1751941: 6621942: 2121943: 3061944: 4891945: 5211946: 2961947: 7251948: 2721949: 4261950: 1,0381951: 7061952: 7311953: 6451954: 1,1421955: 4261956: 2221957: 4691958: 9511959: 7041960: 1891961: 8041962: 4331963: 4311964: 5031965: 2811966: 6181967: 6101968: 5471969: 6241970: 4811971: 5111972: 4521973: 6131974: 1,9991975: 8091976: 9431977: 4801978: 4101979: 5731980: 8601981: 1,1381982: 4761983: 6481984: 1,0501985: 1,0131986: 1,5011987: 1,3241988: 5251989: 9061990: 6801991: 8621992: 9901993: 9261994: 1,4331995: 1,2491996: 9621997: 1,0851998: 1,4131999: 1,6832000: 8592001: 8462002: 1,3882003: 1,1072004: 5342005: 1,4062006: 9732007: 8722008: 6902009: 1,3222010: 9892011: 1,0242012: 7782013: 8562014: 5742015: 8242016: 7562017: 1,0642018: 8262019: 1,4272020: 8172021: 6352022: 4782023: 1,0242024: 8762025: 7332026: 6491834187918991915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1955. 1955 had 426 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-03 in each year
YearRecords
18341
18381
18411
18441
18491
18502
18531
18592
18644
18651
18671
18701
18722
18731
18751
18781
18791
18814
18821
18832
18851
18863
18871
18885
18892
18903
18915
18934
18943
18951
18974
18984
18997
19006
19016
190220
19033
19041
19057
190629
19075
190821
190913
191013
191122
191253
191317
191431
191513
191693
191777
191828
191946
192025
192182
192238
192346
192441
1925171
1926233
1927335
1928213
1929223
1930184
1931256
1932185
1933178
1934122
1935423
1936192
1937386
1938464
1939352
1940175
1941662
1942212
1943306
1944489
1945521
1946296
1947725
1948272
1949426
19501,038
1951706
1952731
1953645
19541,142
1955426
1956222
1957469
1958951
1959704
1960189
1961804
1962433
1963431
1964503
1965281
1966618
1967610
1968547
1969624
1970481
1971511
1972452
1973613
19741,999
1975809
1976943
1977480
1978410
1979573
1980860
19811,138
1982476
1983648
19841,050
19851,013
19861,501
19871,324
1988525
1989906
1990680
1991862
1992990
1993926
19941,433
19951,249
1996962
19971,085
19981,413
19991,683
2000859
2001846
20021,388
20031,107
2004534
20051,406
2006973
2007872
2008690
20091,322
2010989
20111,024
2012778
2013856
2014574
2015824
2016756
20171,064
2018826
20191,427
2020817
2021635
2022478
20231,024
2024876
2025733
2026649

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-16).