Weather Records on 3 October 1970

481 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1970. Highest significance: Casa Grande (Dae) E2-053, BR.

Key Facts for 3 October 1970

On 3 October 1970, 481 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
107 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 471 daily.
Casa Grande (Dae) E2-053 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 130.9 mm (5.2 in) on 3 October 1970.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

481 stations

481 station records on 3 October 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Casa Grande (Dae) E2-053	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.9 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wahlsburg-Lippoldsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aleppo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rusel-Irlmoos	Germany	Record daily precipitation	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Turuvekere	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hausstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tamenlong	India	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tiptur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guaicurus (Particular)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hassan Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Icem (Usina Marimbondo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sringeri	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
H Sp A Exp STN 707	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jeriquara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roelands Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buritizal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hosadurga	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppattur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bastanka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karike	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Collie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sholingur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cacule	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vayalpad	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berhampore	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boddington Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Braunlage	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anekal	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arizona	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Estacao Experimental	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trier	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

481 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 271, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 3 October 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 October 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 471.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

418 broken records

Margins by which the 418 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1970

Top 20 records on 3 October 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1970	Casa Grande (Dae) E2-053, BR	monthly rain	130.9 mm (5.2 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1970	Wahlsburg-Lippoldsberg, DE	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1970	Aleppo, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1970	Metten, DE	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1970	Rusel-Irlmoos, DE	daily rain	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1970	Turuvekere, IN	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1970	Belleville, CA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1970	Hausstein, DE	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1970	Tamenlong, IN	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1970	Saentis, CH	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1970	Poltava, UA	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1970	Nikolaev, UA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1970	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1970	Kherson, UA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1970	Tiptur, IN	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1970	Melle, DE	monthly rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1970	Guaicurus (Particular), BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1970	Hassan Obsy, IN	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1970	Oberstdorf, DE	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1970	Peraiyur, IN	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	27 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1970. 1970 had 481 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 10	335
10 to 20	54
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	9
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1