Weather Records on 3 October 1973

613 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1973. Highest significance: Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US.

Key Facts for 3 October 1973

On 3 October 1973, 613 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 207 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 586 daily.
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca set a daily record precipitation of 82.3 mm (3.2 in) on 3 October 1973.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

613 stations

613 station records on 3 October 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Jucurutu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Acude Gargalheiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Fazenda Riacho Fundo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Angicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pacatuba (Pacatiba)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alhandra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Desterro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mulungu (Camarazal)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Belaringar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elong Elong (Bendeela St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Tite	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sitio Passagem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Clyde St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Waste Wtp Facility	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edina	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laranjeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chute Hemmings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie Research Station AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Itapeim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Conselho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Vicente (Luiza)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pesqueira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Piacabucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Natal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Calvo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berthierville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hamar-Daban	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charbon Standard Portland Ceme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Propria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manaira (Alagoa Nova)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
George School	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Cruzeta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ilford (Warrangunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Bella	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Wongwie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farnham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal/St-Hubert A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

613 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 179, Heaviest daily rainfall 270, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 3 October 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	179
Heaviest daily rainfall	270
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 October 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 586.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

502 broken records

Margins by which the 502 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1973

Top 20 records on 3 October 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1973	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1973	Cobbora (Ellismayne), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1973	Jucurutu, BR	monthly rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1973	Acude Gargalheiras, BR	monthly rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	33 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1973	Fazenda Riacho Fundo, BR	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1973	Angicos, BR	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1973	Pacatuba (Pacatiba), BR	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1973	Narromine (Mumble Peg), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1973	Alhandra, BR	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1973	Desterro, BR	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1973	Mulungu (Camarazal), BR	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1973	Belaringar Station, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1973	Trangie (Old Bundemar), AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1973	Elong Elong (Bendeela St), AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1973	St Tite, CA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1973	Gulgong Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1973	Wellington (Agrowplow), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	86 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1973	Sitio Passagem, BR	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1973	Kirksville, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1973	Nevertire (Clyde St), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	44 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1973. 1973 had 613 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	389
10 to 20	66
20 to 30	33
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1