Weather Records on 3 October 1985

1,013 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1985. Highest significance: Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE.

Key Facts for 3 October 1985

On 3 October 1985, 1,013 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
612 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 136 monthly and 877 daily.
Leipzig-Holzhausen set a monthly record high maximum temperature of 28.1 C (82.6 F) on 3 October 1985.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

1,013 stations

1,013 station records on 3 October 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dois Rios	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Torreoes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Owings Ferry Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Macabuzinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Campanario	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alcobaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ipanema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rive	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenn Dale Bell STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Firme	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Do Itapemirim (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conceicao Do Mato D	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Peti	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Castelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,013 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 347, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 265, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 234, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 3 October 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	347
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	265
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 3 October 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 136, daily 877.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

851 broken records

Margins by which the 851 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1985

Top 20 records on 3 October 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1985	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	monthly high max	28.1 C (82.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	111 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1985	Edgefield 3 NNE, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1985	Randleman, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1985	Montezuma 2 NW, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1985	Dawson, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1985	Marshall, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1985	Perpignan, FR	monthly high max	34.2 C (93.6 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1985	Halle, DE	monthly high max	27.7 C (81.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1985	Freiburg, DE	daily high min	17.4 C (63.3 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1985	Millington 1 SE, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1985	Mt Holly 4 NE, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1985	Uccle, BE	monthly high min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1985	Dois Rios, BR	daily rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1985	Saentis, CH	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1985	Chestertown, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1985	Minsk, BY	daily high max	21.4 C (70.5 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1985	Torreoes, BR	daily rain	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1985	Wisley, GB	monthly high min	16.2 C (61.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1985	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily high max	24.0 C (75.2 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1985	Huajintlan, MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	16 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1985. 1985 had 1,013 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	761
10 to 20	45
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	3