Weather Records on 3 October 2004

534 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 2004. Highest significance: Egvekinot, RU.

Key Facts for 3 October 2004

On 3 October 2004, 534 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
228 were record highs and 190 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 496 daily.
Egvekinot set a daily record precipitation of 60.2 mm (2.4 in) on 3 October 2004.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

534 stations

534 station records on 3 October 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Egvekinot	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mishima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ajiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Concepcion Papalo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ferris	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpley 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tlapehuala	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Atepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tisul	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stockdale 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtlan de Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karnes City 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shizuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Playa Vicente	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Slapton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lyonshall	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gogerddan	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aransas Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Villa de Chiapilla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jinnah Intl	Pakistan	Record low maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nizhneudinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Johnson City 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Irozaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tlahualilo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kacug	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atakpane	Togo	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dime Box	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ganzhou	China	Record low minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kokshetay	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Irtyshsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pavlodar	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tonala (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lajes Ab	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Egvekinot	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minchumina	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth: Mountbatten	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McCamey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kawaguchiko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

534 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 128, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 111, Heaviest daily rainfall 115, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 October 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	128
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	111
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 October 2004 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 38, daily 496.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

416 broken records

Margins by which the 416 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 2004

Top 20 records on 3 October 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 2004	Egvekinot, RU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2004	New Delhi/Safdarjun, IN	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2004	Barabinsk, RU	monthly high min	13.7 C (56.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	98 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2004	Mishima, JP	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2004	Ajiro, JP	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2004	Anahuac, MX	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2004	Menard, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2004	New Braunfels, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2004	Kustanai, KZ	monthly high min	13.5 C (56.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2004	Creighton, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2004	Palestine, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2004	Concepcion Papalo, MX	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2004	Ferris, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2004	Tarpley 3S, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2004	Tlapehuala, MX	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2004	San Juan Atepec, MX	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2004	Northam, AU	daily low min	2.3 C (36.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	94 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2004	Tisul, RU	monthly high min	11.8 C (53.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2004	Apalachicola AP, US	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	62 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2004	Greensburg, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	83 years	36 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 2004. 2004 had 534 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 10	373
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	3