Weather Records on 3 October 1964

503 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1964. Highest significance: Chita, RU.

Key Facts for 3 October 1964

On 3 October 1964, 503 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 487 daily.
Chita set a daily record precipitation of 30.9 mm (1.2 in) on 3 October 1964.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

503 stations

503 station records on 3 October 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Madha	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cotswold	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tororo	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Noondoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Summerfield 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbadah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Mihi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zacapu (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carawatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Talwood State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Akhty	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chudleigh Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brigalow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheriton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Croppa Creek (Krui Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley (the Prairies)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Japaratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arvi	India	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frisco City 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Girard State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Matiwa (B0S)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chaurai	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

503 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 346, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 3 October 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	346
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 October 1964 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 487.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

423 broken records

Margins by which the 423 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1964

Top 20 records on 3 October 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1964	Chita, RU	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1964	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	6 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1964	Madha, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1964	Houma, US	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1964	Schriever, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1964	Tromso, NO	all-time rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1964	Milan, IT	monthly high min	19.5 C (67.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	104 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1964	Franklin, US	daily rain	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	3 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1964	Cotswold, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1964	Atmakur, IN	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1964	Collarenebri (Goondoobluie), AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1964	Allora Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1964	Marianna Sch For Boys, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1964	Dalby Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1964	Maryland, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1964	Crookwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	77 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1964	Tororo, UG	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1964	Bell Store, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1964	Oberon (Jenolan Caves), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1964	Clifton Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	58 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1964. 1964 had 503 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	372
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1