Weather Records on 3 October 1978

410 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1978. Highest significance: El Tule (Smn), MX.

Key Facts for 3 October 1978

On 3 October 1978, 410 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
73 were record highs and 181 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 401 daily.
El Tule (Smn) set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 3 October 1978.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

410 stations

410 station records on 3 October 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
El Tule (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nagold	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valle de Guadalupe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Eland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cuitzeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bastia	France	Record daily precipitation	111.1 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zilverhout	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mazapa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hacienda de Arriba	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Thomas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rottweil	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gore Bay A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Metzingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Sauz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kolguev Severnyi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Delhi Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Borns (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kolguev Severnyi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Frasers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vlakkloof Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Malad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wamsutter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sackville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nice	France	Record low maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Montelimar	France	Record low maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Indiga	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kostroma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vryheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oktyabr Skoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

410 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 119, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 October 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	119
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 October 1978 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 401.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

341 broken records

Margins by which the 341 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1978

Top 20 records on 3 October 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1978	El Tule (Smn), MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1978	Hoopdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1978	Nagold, DE	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1978	Valle de Guadalupe, MX	all-time rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1978	Glen Eland, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1978	Cuitzeo, MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1978	Bastia, FR	daily rain	111.1 mm (4.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1978	Port Stanley, CA	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	83 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1978	Zilverhout, ZA	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1978	Matehuala (Smn), MX	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1978	Mazapa, MX	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1978	Arhangelsk, RU	daily low min	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1978	Velikie Luki, RU	daily low max	4.6 C (40.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	96 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1978	Palermo, IT	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1978	Hacienda de Arriba, MX	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1978	St Thomas, CA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	83 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1978	Rottweil, DE	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1978	Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1978	Moncton, CA	daily low max	7.0 C (44.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	78 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1978	Basin, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1978. 1978 had 410 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	309
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2