Weather Records on 3 October 1976

943 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1976. Highest significance: Rosherville (Pow), ZA.

Key Facts for 3 October 1976

On 3 October 1976, 943 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
177 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 899 daily.
Rosherville (Pow) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 97.5 mm (3.8 in) on 3 October 1976.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

943 stations

943 station records on 3 October 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Thurlga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Borns (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Balranald (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Marree (Farina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Crowe's Place,Seven	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pindobacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuspruit Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bookaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Syferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Kylmorn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie, Tweedie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Edenville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Van der Waltshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Makwassie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Feira de Santana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clifford Chambers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cengcane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Knight L C,Balgowan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Driekoppies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Midwest	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zuur Anys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Royal Golf Club	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winnonowie Railway Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Araxa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morpara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Piacabucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Irara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laingsnek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Viljoenskroon (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita de Cassia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandhoogte (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uloa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Little Harmony, Rich	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

943 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 629, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 3 October 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	629
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 October 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 44, daily 899.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

841 broken records

Margins by which the 841 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1976

Top 20 records on 3 October 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1976	Rosherville (Pow), ZA	monthly rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	75 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1976	Kaycee, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1976	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1976	Cape St. Francis, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	95 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1976	Thurlga, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1976	Borns (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1976	Balranald (Rsl), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1976	Marree (Farina), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1976	Witsieshoek, ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1976	Crowe's Place,Seven, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1976	Pindobacu, BR	monthly rain	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1976	Leeuspruit Wes, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1976	Bookaloo, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1976	Ladybrand (Skl), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1976	Ephrata, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1976	Woomera (Oakden Hills), AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1976	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1976	Syferfontein, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1976	Orroroo (Kylmorn), AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1976	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	49 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1976. 1976 had 943 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	760
20 to 40	62
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1