Weather Records on 3 October 1957

469 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1957. Highest significance: Okolona, US.

Key Facts for 3 October 1957

On 3 October 1957, 469 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 433 daily.
Okolona set a monthly record daily precipitation of 130.0 mm (5.1 in) on 3 October 1957.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

469 stations

469 station records on 3 October 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
La Plaisante	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Van Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Olds	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vulcan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brakpan (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Everglades	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Three Hills	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia Polisie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Town Maitland (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waaihoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Louwsburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boontjieskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Red Deer	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Strehla	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Edson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iron River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

469 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 182, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 3 October 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 3 October 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 36, daily 433.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

389 broken records

Margins by which the 389 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 241.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1957

Top 20 records on 3 October 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1957	Okolona, US	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	42 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1957	La Plaisante, ZA	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1957	Lacombe Cda, CA	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	18.6 cm (7.3 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1957	Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZA	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1957	Royal Observatory, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	105 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1957	Fort Vermilion Cda, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1957	Van Reenen, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1957	Wetaskiwin, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1957	Olds, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1957	Vulcan, CA	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1957	Bjuroklubb, SE	monthly rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1957	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1957	Robertson, ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1957	Brakpan (Mun), ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1957	Orskar_A, SE	monthly rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1957	Everglades, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1957	Mtunzini, ZA	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1957	Three Hills, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1957	Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv, ZA	monthly rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1957	Beaverlodge Cda, CA	monthly snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	0 years	42 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1957. 1957 had 469 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 50	356
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3