Weather Records on 3 October 1966

618 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1966. Highest significance: Yardie Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 3 October 1966

On 3 October 1966, 618 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 151 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 595 daily.
Yardie Creek set a monthly record daily precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 3 October 1966.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

618 stations

618 station records on 3 October 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yardie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Callemondah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora	Spain	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
The Cedars	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Biloela Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Humphery Rail Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Itabatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brodribb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pyramid	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wondai Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adoni	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kampur	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dharwar	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaville- Mill Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wowan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Francisco I. Madero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flora Valley Old	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cordalba Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zion Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valapady	India	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

618 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 361, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 3 October 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	361
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 3 October 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 595.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

530 broken records

Margins by which the 530 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1966

Top 20 records on 3 October 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1966	Yardie Creek, AU	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1966	Gogo Station, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1966	Steamboat Springs, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1966	Deadwood, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1966	Callemondah Station, AU	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1966	Zamora, ES	monthly rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1966	The Cedars, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1966	Biloela Dpi, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1966	Humphery Rail Siding, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1966	Kenilworth Township, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1966	Itabatinga, BR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1966	Pte de la Hague, FR	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1966	Pte de Chassiron, FR	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1966	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1966	Karasjok, NO	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1966	Brodribb River, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1966	Dharmavaram, IN	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1966	Banana Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1966	Bauhinia Downs Store, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1966	Miriam Vale, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1966. 1966 had 618 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 1966-10-03: 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 20	463
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1