Weather Records on 3 October 1968

547 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1968. Highest significance: Collingwood, CA.

Key Facts for 3 October 1968

On 3 October 1968, 547 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 192 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 537 daily.
Collingwood set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 3 October 1968.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

547 stations

547 station records on 3 October 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Salur	India	Record daily precipitation	202.0 mm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chipurupally	India	Record daily precipitation	171.4 mm (6.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bhavnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bhimavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Olinda #1 332	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bobbili	India	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Selemdza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Srungavarapukota	India	Record daily precipitation	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuzigoot Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bhadrachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kipahulu 258	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Garhakota	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Truxton Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Narsapur	India	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bihar	India	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ekalaka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prathipadu	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mulug	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shottery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kumta	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chintalapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Narsampet	India	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Champoton (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anahuac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Umalta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

547 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 146, Heaviest daily rainfall 181.

Records on 3 October 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	146
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 October 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 537.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

426 broken records

Margins by which the 426 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 106.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1968

Top 20 records on 3 October 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1968	Collingwood, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	97 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1968	Salur, IN	daily rain	202.0 mm (8.0 in)	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1968	Chipurupally, IN	daily rain	171.4 mm (6.7 in)	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1968	Bhavnathpur, IN	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1968	Bhimavaram, IN	daily rain	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1968	Olinda #1 332, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1968	Bobbili, IN	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1968	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1968	Selemdza, RU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1968	Srungavarapukota, IN	daily rain	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1968	Munising, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1968	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1968	Krishnanagar, IN	daily rain	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1968	Tuzigoot Nm, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1968	Bhadrachalam, IN	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1968	Kipahulu 258, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1968	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	86 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1968	Garhakota, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1968	Truxton Canyon, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1968	Yalta, UA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	76 years	36 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1968. 1968 had 547 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	394
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2