Weather Records on 3 October 1962

433 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1962. Highest significance: Skara 1, SE.

Key Facts for 3 October 1962

On 3 October 1962, 433 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 406 daily.
Skara 1 set a daily record precipitation of 26.9 mm (1.1 in) on 3 October 1962.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

433 stations

433 station records on 3 October 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Salvisa Lock 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrone Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manteo	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jamshedpur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manbazar	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gest Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vanceburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Court House	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Evans Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
College Hill Lock 11	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karambakkudi	India	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chiautla de Tapia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Darkan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kodumudi	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Badiraguato (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Miamisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baunsi	India	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pala	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valley View Lock 9	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ford Lock 1O	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Little Hickman Lock 8	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

433 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 239.

Records on 3 October 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 October 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 406.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

370 broken records

Margins by which the 370 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1962

Top 20 records on 3 October 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1962	Skara 1, SE	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	102 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1962	Falmouth, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1962	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1962	Salvisa Lock 6, US	monthly rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1962	Tyrone Lock 5, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1962	Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1962	Frankfort Downtown, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1962	Manteo, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1962	Jamshedpur, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1962	Calera, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1962	Maysville Wwtp, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1962	Monterey, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1962	Manbazar, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1962	Williamstown, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1962	Chemnitz, DE	monthly high max	26.9 C (80.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1962	Chickamauga 2 SW, US	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1962	Gest Lock 3, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1962	Vanceburg, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1962	Washington Court House, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1962	Crossville Ed & Rsch STN, US	monthly rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	38 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1962. 1962 had 433 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 1962-10-03: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	292
10 to 20	44
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1