Weather Records on 3 October 1983

648 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1983. Highest significance: Dalatangi, IS.

Key Facts for 3 October 1983

On 3 October 1983, 648 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
374 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 593 daily.
Dalatangi set an all-time record daily precipitation of 200.0 mm (7.9 in) on 3 October 1983.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

648 stations

648 station records on 3 October 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dalatangi	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kaawaloa 29	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Angostura	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ubaira (Areia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Incheon	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pellston Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa Mauka 994	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nacozari (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mae Sot	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shuttle Meadow Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belleterre	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atil	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Lake	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Schierke	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Earlton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gore Bay A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burks Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Daniel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nicolet	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rimouski	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burgos-Villafria	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Valladolid (Villanubla)	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Butler 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shipshaw	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Margaret's Bay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

648 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 238, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 177, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 3 October 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	238
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 3 October 1983 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 54, daily 593.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

511 broken records

Margins by which the 511 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1983

Top 20 records on 3 October 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1983	Dalatangi, IS	all-time rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1983	Gaylord, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1983	Kaawaloa 29, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1983	North Bay A, CA	monthly rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1983	Presa la Angostura, MX	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1983	Elephant Butte Dam, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1983	Ubaira (Areia), BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1983	Napoopoo 28, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1983	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1983	Incheon, KR	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1983	Hayden, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1983	Huntingdon, CA	daily high min	15.5 C (59.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1983	Pellston Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1983	Ville Marie, CA	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1983	Iguala (Smn), MX	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1983	Oconto 4 W, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1983	Koloa Mauka 994, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1983	Crystal Falls, CA	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1983	Bradford, GB	monthly high min	14.6 C (58.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1983	Corning, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	85 years	34 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1983. 1983 had 648 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	466
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1