Weather Records on 3 October 1997

1,085 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1997. Highest significance: Debaltseve, UA.

Key Facts for 3 October 1997

On 3 October 1997, 1,085 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
854 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 130 monthly and 955 daily.
Debaltseve set a daily record precipitation of 41.7 mm (1.6 in) on 3 October 1997.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

1,085 stations

1,085 station records on 3 October 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Debaltseve	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fremont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beijing	China	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sobolevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chifeng	China	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ord River Regeneration Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chaska	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,085 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 480, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 374, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 119.

Records on 3 October 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	480
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	374
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 October 1997 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 130, daily 955.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

751 broken records

Margins by which the 751 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1997

Top 20 records on 3 October 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1997	Debaltseve, UA	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1997	Kotzebue AP, US	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1997	Fremont, US	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	99 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1997	Greenfield, US	monthly high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1997	Beijing, CN	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1997	Ica, RU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1997	Isabela Substn, PR	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1997	Sobolevo, RU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1997	Kustanai, KZ	monthly high max	27.9 C (82.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1997	Pipestone, US	monthly high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1997	Zumbrota, US	monthly high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1997	Milesville 5 NE, US	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1997	Chifeng, CN	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1997	Roosevelt 1 S, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1997	Charles City, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1997	Decorah, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1997	Astana, KZ	monthly high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1997	Primghar, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1997	Hampton, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1997	Newton, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	99 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1997. 1997 had 1,085 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 1997-10-03: 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 10	716
10 to 20	25
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	2