Weather Records on 3 October 1980

860 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1980. Highest significance: Umari, BR.

Key Facts for 3 October 1980

On 3 October 1980, 860 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
377 were record highs and 374 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 90 monthly and 769 daily.
Umari set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 3 October 1980.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

860 stations

860 station records on 3 October 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Umari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Preobrazenka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Barra Do Jua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Piloes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa da Canoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Macuspana (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Flamengo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kipawa Laniel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ibimirim (Jeritaco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gaoua	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Turbine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paripiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hardy A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ajo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

860 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 289, Lowest daily maximum 225, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 149, Heaviest daily rainfall 96, Heaviest daily snowfall 13.

Records on 3 October 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	289
Lowest daily maximum	225
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	149
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 October 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 90, daily 769.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

636 broken records

Margins by which the 636 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1980

Top 20 records on 3 October 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1980	Umari, BR	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1980	Preobrazenka, RU	monthly rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1980	Barra Do Jua, BR	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1980	Acude Piloes, BR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1980	Lagoa da Canoa, BR	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1980	Macuspana (Smn), MX	daily rain	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	119.3 mm (4.7 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1980	Flamengo, BR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1980	Nicosia, CY	daily low max	23.6 C (74.5 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	97 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1980	Kipawa Laniel, CA	daily snowfall	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1980	Ibimirim (Jeritaco), BR	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1980	Healdsburg, US	monthly high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1980	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily high min	21.0 C (69.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1980	Ocosingo, MX	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1980	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	79 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1980	Corvallis State UNIV, US	monthly high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1980	Geneseo, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	79 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1980	Reedsburg Wwtp, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	86 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1980	Marquette, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1980	Chilton, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	79 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1980	Gaoua, BF	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	38 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1980. 1980 had 860 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	606
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1