Weather Records on 3 October 1974

1,999 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1974. Highest significance: Talia, AU.

Key Facts for 3 October 1974

On 3 October 1974, 1,999 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
111 were record highs and 1,574 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,975 daily.
Talia set a daily record precipitation of 25.0 mm (1.0 in) on 3 October 1974.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

1,999 stations

1,999 station records on 3 October 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Talia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Yatina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mannum Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Penong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Padun	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Barton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Leiden	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sandalwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Immarna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna (Koonibba Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Keats Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Kenny (Mount Cooper)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roelofarendsveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Partizansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carcross	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lisse	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,999 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 705, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 869, Heaviest daily rainfall 273, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 3 October 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	705
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	869
Heaviest daily rainfall	273
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 3 October 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 1,975.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,777 broken records

Margins by which the 1,777 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 1974

Top 20 records on 3 October 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1974	Talia, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1974	Yatina, AU	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1974	Kanmantoo, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1974	Mannum Council Depot, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1974	Penong, AU	monthly rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1974	Padun, RU	monthly rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1974	Baldwinsville, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1974	Wasco, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1974	Barton, AU	monthly rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1974	Williamstown, AU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1974	Sedan, AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1974	Leiden, NL	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1974	Sandalwood, AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1974	Immarna, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1974	Auburn, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1974	Ceduna (Koonibba Reserve), AU	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1974	Ceduna Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1974	Port Keats Police, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1974	Port Kenny (Mount Cooper), AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1974	Roelofarendsveen, NL	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	45 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1974. 1974 had 1,999 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 1974-10-03: 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	1,741
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1