Weather Records on 3 October 1977

480 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1977. Highest significance: Colac (Shire Office), AU.

Key Facts for 3 October 1977

On 3 October 1977, 480 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 191 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 463 daily.
Colac (Shire Office) set a daily record precipitation of 38.8 mm (1.5 in) on 3 October 1977.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

480 stations

480 station records on 3 October 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Colac (Shire Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Bolac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mirranatwa (Bowacka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kolora (Wooriwyrite)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warrion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Birregurra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Van Staadens (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Derrinallum (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie Manor (Boolarra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Samalayuca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bellellen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burnie (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista de Loreto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harper 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camperdown (Ettrick)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arcade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zinder	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jimenez (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Juarez (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gogland	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkio	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elliott Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mawbanna (Mawbanna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Armazem Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rayones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anglesea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ljusnedal	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Do Chicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lagoa Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

480 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 3 October 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 3 October 1977 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 463.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

384 broken records

Margins by which the 384 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1977

Top 20 records on 3 October 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1977	Colac (Shire Office), AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1977	Lake Bolac (Post Office), AU	monthly rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1977	Mirranatwa (Bowacka), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1977	Kolora (Wooriwyrite), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1977	Hebbronville, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1977	Warrion, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1977	Willaura (Yarram Park), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1977	Birregurra (Post Office), AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1977	Clear Lake, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1977	Van Staadens (Rsv), ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1977	Derrinallum (Craigmore), AU	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1977	Falfurrias, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1977	Leslie Manor (Boolarra), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	71 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1977	Concordia ASOS, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1977	Samalayuca, MX	monthly rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1977	Crowley 2 NE, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1977	Bellellen, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1977	Barramunga, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	67 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1977	Irishtown, AU	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1977	Port Hastings, CA	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	76 years	35 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1977. 1977 had 480 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	333
10 to 20	36
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1