Weather Records on 3 October 2005

1,406 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 2005. Highest significance: Hvar, HR.

Key Facts for 3 October 2005

On 3 October 2005, 1,406 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,016 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 221 monthly and 1,182 daily.
Hvar set a daily record precipitation of 159.0 mm (6.3 in) on 3 October 2005.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

1,406 stations

1,406 station records on 3 October 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Suchiate	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	213.6 mm (8.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Horcones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	339.9 mm (13.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cahuacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Encarnacion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Split Marjan	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Venustiano Carranza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Duluth	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tapachula (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Frontera Hidalgo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Jeronimo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,406 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 356, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 660, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 230, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 3 October 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	356
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	660
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 3 October 2005 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 221, daily 1,182.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,001 broken records

Margins by which the 1,001 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 2005

Top 20 records on 3 October 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 2005	Hvar, HR	daily rain	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	110 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 October 2005	Crandall Creek, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2005	Suchiate, MX	monthly rain	213.6 mm (8.4 in)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	25 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2005	Metapa de Dominguez, MX	daily rain	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2005	Motozintla (Smn), MX	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2005	Superior, US	monthly rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2005	Horcones, MX	monthly rain	339.9 mm (13.4 in)	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	6 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2005	Castle Dale, US	monthly high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2005	Hayward Rs, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	107 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2005	Cahuacan, MX	monthly rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2005	Encarnacion, MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2005	Greenfield, US	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2005	Ludington 4 SE, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2005	Kearney 4 NE, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	95 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2005	Concordia ASOS, US	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2005	Muskegon Co AP, US	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2005	Green Bay, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	114 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2005	Manistee 3SE, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	82 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2005	Fuzhou, CN	all-time rain	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2005	Hayden, US	monthly high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	49 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 2005. 2005 had 1,406 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 50	981
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1