Weather Records on 3 October 1996

962 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1996. Highest significance: Adler, RU.

Key Facts for 3 October 1996

On 3 October 1996, 962 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
251 were record highs and 301 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 885 daily.
Adler set an all-time record daily precipitation of 297.4 mm (11.7 in) on 3 October 1996.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

962 stations

962 station records on 3 October 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Adler	Russia	Record daily precipitation	297.4 mm (11.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Sain Alto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Norwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brazzaville	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record low minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Capitanea (Varzea da Larga)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Bayacora	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Gregorio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Malpaso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vicente Guerrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ermida	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Clara	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalupe Buenavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Caitas de Felipe Pescador	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Villanueva (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yellow Jacket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Franco da Rocha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Martim Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Temascalcingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Malmagen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manubie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Inacio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Chique	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Chapadao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeira da Graca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coyotepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Campinas-Ia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rosario	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coroneo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fana - Stend	Norway	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rookwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Cuarto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sola	Norway	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Etne	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nieves	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Froyset	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Naples	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tacotan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miahuatlan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Plutarco Elias Calles	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Lerdo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tepalcingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Nicolas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rosendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Venadero (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Flor	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

962 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 206, Highest daily minimum 170, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 406, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 October 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	206
Highest daily minimum	170
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	406
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 October 1996 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 71, daily 885.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

735 broken records

Margins by which the 735 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1996

Top 20 records on 3 October 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1996	Adler, RU	all-time rain	297.4 mm (11.7 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	71 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1996	Sain Alto, MX	monthly rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1996	Norwood, US	all-time rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1996	Villa Purificacion (Dge), MX	monthly rain	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1996	Poona, IN	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1996	Cuatro Cienegas (Smn), MX	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1996	Brazzaville, CG	monthly low min	13.7 C (56.7 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1996	San Marcos, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1996	Ahuacatlan, MX	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1996	Capitanea (Varzea da Larga), BR	daily rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1996	Santiago Bayacora, MX	monthly rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1996	San Gregorio, MX	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1996	Malpaso, MX	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1996	Vicente Guerrero, MX	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1996	Ermida, BR	daily rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1996	Santa Clara, MX	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1996	Guadalupe Buenavista, MX	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1996	Caitas de Felipe Pescador, MX	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1996	Villanueva (Dge), MX	monthly rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1996	Yellow Jacket 2W, US	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	50 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1996. 1996 had 962 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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Data for records on 1996-10-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	640
20 to 40	68
40 to 60	23
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1