Weather Records on 3 October 1984

1,050 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1984. Highest significance: Yackandandah, AU.

Key Facts for 3 October 1984

On 3 October 1984, 1,050 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 342 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,017 daily.
Yackandandah set a daily record precipitation of 50.6 mm (2.0 in) on 3 October 1984.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

1,050 stations

1,050 station records on 3 October 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Durham Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Caniambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Borrona Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kitamiesashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ellis	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morchard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yarroweyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Daysdale (Dennison Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sebeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Malexander	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nyhammar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lindesberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salvatierra	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nybro-Slattingebygd D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Commodore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbatore/Peelamed	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mnt Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alamogordo	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Locke	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caracas-la Mariposa	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Matatiele	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Solleron	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mole Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zolotoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Framingham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nappa Merrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baddaginnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland (Weetulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Invergwali	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,050 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 142, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 200, Heaviest daily rainfall 550, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 October 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	142
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	200
Heaviest daily rainfall	550
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 October 1984 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 33, daily 1,017.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

912 broken records

Margins by which the 912 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 1984

Top 20 records on 3 October 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1984	Yackandandah, AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	97 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1984	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	96 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1984	Durham Downs, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1984	Bowie, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1984	Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1984	Caniambo, AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1984	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1984	Wilcannia (Billilla), AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1984	Minlaton, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1984	Wanaaring (Borrona Downs), AU	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1984	Menindee (Weinteriga), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1984	Violet Town, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1984	Ferron, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1984	Wanaaring Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1984	Strathbogie North, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1984	Chiltern (Post Office), AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1984	Lakeport 2, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1984	Carrathool (Uardry), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1984	Tibooburra Post Office, AU	monthly rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1984	Kitamiesashi, JP	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	46 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1984. 1984 had 1,050 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 October 1984
Margin	Records
0 to 10	770
10 to 20	97
20 to 30	30
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1