Weather Records on 3 October 1982

476 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1982. Highest significance: Moree, AU.

Key Facts for 3 October 1982

On 3 October 1982, 476 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
123 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 447 daily.
Moree set a daily record precipitation of 47.4 mm (1.9 in) on 3 October 1982.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

476 stations

476 station records on 3 October 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Goomarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Downs Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dalyup Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kasempa	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro Azul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tavda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Butler 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Noongaar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Colgante	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Venice	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caplinger Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St John's West Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camrose	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Simao Dias (Anapolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Linguere	Senegal	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atakpane	Togo	Record low maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eastland	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lerik	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bambui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda da Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Sofia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tyumen Amsg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salgado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Acude	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ibitiuva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Garruchos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winsted	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Altinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alcozauca (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cuautla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
High Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kalumburu Mission	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pedreira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cresciumal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Langara	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Guangzhou	China	Record high maximum temperature	34.8 C (94.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cope Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Guaracha	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tehuantepec	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

476 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 234, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 October 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 October 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 447.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

399 broken records

Margins by which the 399 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1982

Top 20 records on 3 October 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1982	Moree, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1982	Odesa, UA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1982	Goomarin, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1982	Lebanon, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1982	Esperance Downs Research STN, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1982	Dalyup Park, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1982	Kasempa, ZM	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1982	Cerro Azul, BR	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1982	New England, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1982	Tavda, RU	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1982	Butler 4W, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1982	Noongaar, AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1982	Puente Colgante, MX	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1982	Venice, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1982	Caplinger Mills, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1982	St John's West Cda, CA	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1982	Saint Johns, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	83 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1982	Palmerville, AU	daily low max	31.0 C (87.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	85 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1982	Camrose, CA	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1982	Simao Dias (Anapolis), BR	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	25 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1982. 1982 had 476 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 October 1982
Margin	Records
0 to 10	322
10 to 20	44
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1