Weather Records on 3 October 1975

809 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1975. Highest significance: Three Rivers, AU.

Key Facts for 3 October 1975

On 3 October 1975, 809 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
125 were record highs and 406 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 777 daily.
Three Rivers set a monthly record daily precipitation of 83.4 mm (3.3 in) on 3 October 1975.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

809 stations

809 station records on 3 October 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Three Rivers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Doolgunna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pjatigorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bryah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gardabani	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Makanga	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nalcik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sagaredzo	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thangoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morretes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Killara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Munarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kvareli	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
D'Java	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Svalov	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paringa (Beardy Park Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Koonmarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rio da Cidade	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

809 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 345, Heaviest daily rainfall 275, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 3 October 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	345
Heaviest daily rainfall	275
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 October 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 32, daily 777.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

656 broken records

Margins by which the 656 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1975

Top 20 records on 3 October 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1975	Three Rivers, AU	monthly rain	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1975	Nullagine, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	77 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1975	Kimberley Downs, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1975	Doolgunna, AU	monthly rain	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1975	Centennial Park, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1975	Bonney Downs, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1975	Bulloo Downs, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1975	Murchison Downs, AU	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1975	Pjatigorsk, RU	monthly rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1975	Bryah, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1975	Gardabani, GE	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1975	Makanga, MW	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1975	Nalcik, RU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1975	Sherwood, AU	monthly rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1975	Sagaredzo, GE	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1975	Gordon Downs, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1975	Thangoo, AU	monthly rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1975	Morretes, BR	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1975	Killara, AU	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1975	Munarra, AU	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	43 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1975. 1975 had 809 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1975-10-03: 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 10	579
10 to 20	46
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2