Weather Records on 3 October 1995

1,249 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1995. Highest significance: Birmingham AP, US.

Key Facts for 3 October 1995

On 3 October 1995, 1,249 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
412 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 1,184 daily.
Birmingham AP set a monthly record daily precipitation of 176.3 mm (6.9 in) on 3 October 1995.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

1,249 stations

1,249 station records on 3 October 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Penola Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Atmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hope (Cypress Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Key Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Philip AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Watsons Creek (Tilmunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Alley Point (Poplars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Gallo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont Rsch Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville Intnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Ag Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
De Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Callantsoog	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mize 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Susupuato de Guerrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ste Marie (River)	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Macon 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gorum Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prentiss	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Devoncourt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterden (Balook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,249 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 258, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 713, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 3 October 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	258
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	713
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 3 October 1995 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 64, daily 1,184.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,008 broken records

Margins by which the 1,008 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1995

Top 20 records on 3 October 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1995	Birmingham AP, US	monthly rain	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	60 years	74 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1995	Mtn Home 1 NNW, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1995	Penola Downs Station, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1995	Bungonia (Inverary Park), AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	108 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1995	Atmore, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1995	Euabalong (Booberoi), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	103 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1995	Mount Hope (Cypress Grove), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	108 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1995	Uralla (Salisbury Court), AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1995	Meridian Key Fld, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1995	Saint Bernard, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1995	Edinburg, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1995	Pinson, US	monthly rain	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1995	Philip AP, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1995	Watsons Creek (Tilmunda), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1995	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1995	Wandsworth (Strabanne), AU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1995	Bowling Alley Point (Poplars), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1995	Grenfell (Quondong Rd), AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	108 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1995	Oakley Exp STN, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1995	Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	48 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1995. 1995 had 1,249 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	869
20 to 40	92
40 to 60	34
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	4