Weather Records on 3 October 1965

281 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1965. Highest significance: Sucesso, BR.

Key Facts for 3 October 1965

On 3 October 1965, 281 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 273 daily.
Sucesso set a monthly record daily precipitation of 74.5 mm (2.9 in) on 3 October 1965.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

281 stations

281 station records on 3 October 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sucesso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Acude Forquilha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mineirolandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Loerie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Itaete (Iguacu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caetite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lencois	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pindai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Macaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Denman Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Juremal (Jurema)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Groenkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ventnor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barrydale (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lagarto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paramirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mandurah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tiangua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Novo Acre (Giqui)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesrivier (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland House	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Caribou Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ozuluama	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Isabel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rottnest Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grootdoornrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Drummondville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Pompeu Sobrinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

281 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 105, Heaviest daily snowfall 14.

Records on 3 October 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	105
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 October 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 273.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

226 broken records

Margins by which the 226 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1965

Top 20 records on 3 October 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1965	Sucesso, BR	monthly rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1965	Acude Forquilha, BR	monthly rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1965	Mineirolandia, BR	monthly rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1965	Loerie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1965	Itaete (Iguacu), BR	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1965	Middleton (Sar), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1965	Caetite, BR	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1965	Lencois, BR	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1965	Pindai, BR	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1965	Macaubas, BR	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1965	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1965	Denman Island, CA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1965	Cape Naturaliste, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1965	Juremal (Jurema), BR	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1965	Isabela Substn, PR	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1965	Pearston (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1965	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1965	Berlin (Sar), ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1965	Groenkloof, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1965	Ventnor, ZA	daily rain	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1965. 1965 had 281 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 October 1965
Margin	Records
0 to 10	183
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2