Weather Records on 3 October 2000

859 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 2000. Highest significance: Vero Beach Intl AP, US.

Key Facts for 3 October 2000

On 3 October 2000, 859 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
669 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 130 monthly and 729 daily.
Vero Beach Intl AP set a daily record precipitation of 154.7 mm (6.1 in) on 3 October 2000.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

859 stations

859 station records on 3 October 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	319.0 mm (12.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Palm Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tavernier	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hechi	China	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muroran	Japan	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sabancuy	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Candelaria (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karasjok	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arroyo Frio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tularosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canadian	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Key W Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orogrande	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Balmorhea	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tremonton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
White Sands Natl Mon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amarillo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Tintero	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Center 4 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Big Sandy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crane	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Matador	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Page AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhart FAA AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mesillas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valle Nacional	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cedartown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vienna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Capitan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Finca A. Prusia	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ajojucar	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

859 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 448, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 221, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 65, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 3 October 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	448
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	221
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	65
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 3 October 2000 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 130, daily 729.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

563 broken records

Margins by which the 563 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 2000

Top 20 records on 3 October 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 2000	Vero Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2000	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2000	Miami Intl AP, US	monthly rain	319.0 mm (12.6 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2000	Royal Palm Rs, US	daily rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	103.7 mm (4.1 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2000	Tavernier, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2000	Lincoln Rs, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2000	Hechi, CN	monthly rain	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2000	Spur, US	monthly high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2000	Jornada Exp Range, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2000	Orebro, SE	daily high min	12.6 C (54.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2000	Muroran, JP	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2000	San Pedro del Gallo (Smn), MX	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2000	Guthrie 5S, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	101 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2000	Sabancuy, MX	monthly rain	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2000	Maunabo, PR	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2000	Duncan, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2000	Hollis 5E, US	monthly high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2000	Candelaria (Smn), MX	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2000	Karasjok, NO	daily high min	7.5 C (45.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2000	Hillsboro, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	89 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 2000. 2000 had 859 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	542
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1