Weather Records on 3 October 1981

1,138 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1981. Highest significance: Flora Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 3 October 1981

On 3 October 1981, 1,138 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
190 were record highs and 343 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,105 daily.
Flora Downs set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 3 October 1981.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

1,138 stations

1,138 station records on 3 October 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Flora Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Eversley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith (Darra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shelford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Queenscliff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beazleys Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Linton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Deddington (Marathon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boobyalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moorabool Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lexton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Matua	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burrumbeet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barunah Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lees Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Navarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Salines (Moolap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
South Forest (Plummers Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor (Oaklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yarronvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stonehouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grauna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ross (Macquarie River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Richmond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,138 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 169, Highest daily minimum 127, Lowest daily minimum 174, Heaviest daily rainfall 598, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 3 October 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	169
Highest daily minimum	127
Lowest daily minimum	174
Heaviest daily rainfall	598
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 3 October 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 33, daily 1,105.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

956 broken records

Margins by which the 956 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1981

Top 20 records on 3 October 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1981	Flora Downs, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	86 years	74 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1981	Zmeinogorsk, RU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1981	Outtrim, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	94 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1981	Eversley, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1981	San Remo, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1981	Durdidwarrah, AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1981	Morrisons (Ballark), AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1981	Meredith (Darra), AU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1981	Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1981	Meredith, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1981	Warranooke (Glenorchy), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1981	Shelford, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1981	Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1981	Queenscliff, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1981	Nelson, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	93 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1981	Beazleys Bridge, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1981	Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir), AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1981	Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AU	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	107 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1981	Lovely Banks (Reservoir), AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1981	Linton Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	75 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1981. 1981 had 1,138 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	820
10 to 20	106
20 to 30	23
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1