Weather Records on 3 October 1987

1,324 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1987. Highest significance: Surbiton Station, AU.

Key Facts for 3 October 1987

On 3 October 1987, 1,324 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
375 were record highs and 707 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 65 monthly and 1,259 daily.
Surbiton Station set a daily record precipitation of 56.0 mm (2.2 in) on 3 October 1987.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

1,324 stations

1,324 station records on 3 October 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Masljanino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Uzur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Shorja	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shamhor	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chambarak	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buynaksk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ulcanbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kolba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leknes I Lofoten	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gilman	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	175.1 mm (6.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hrazdan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Constitucion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Constitucion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alibek	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shaki	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bettles AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dilijan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,324 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 268, Lowest daily maximum 284, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 423, Heaviest daily rainfall 236, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 3 October 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	268
Lowest daily maximum	284
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	423
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 3 October 1987 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 65, daily 1,259.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,022 broken records

Margins by which the 1,022 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1987

Top 20 records on 3 October 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1987	Surbiton Station, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	94 years	78 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1987	Masljanino, RU	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1987	Aramac Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1987	Cameron Downs, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1987	Holmleigh, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1987	Uzur, RU	monthly rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	6 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1987	Peakvale Station, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1987	Shorja, AM	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1987	Shamhor, AZ	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1987	Blackall Township, AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1987	Chambarak, AM	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1987	Buynaksk, RU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1987	American Falls 6 NE, US	monthly high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1987	Ulcanbah, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1987	Kolba, RU	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1987	Pine Hill Railway Station, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1987	Uanda, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1987	Lowan Hills, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1987	Betanga, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1987	Tiree, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	42 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1987. 1987 had 1,324 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 20	988
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1