Weather Records on 3 October 2008

690 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 2008. Highest significance: Nord Odal, NO.

Key Facts for 3 October 2008

On 3 October 2008, 690 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
302 were record highs and 222 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 668 daily.
Nord Odal set a daily record precipitation of 32.4 mm (1.3 in) on 3 October 2008.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

690 stations

690 station records on 3 October 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oslo Blindern	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vyborg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bellenden Ker Top STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Acatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tlapehuala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tryvasshogda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milo	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huejuquilla El Alto (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hokitika Aerodrome	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clearmont 5 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuxhaven	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rygge	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miravalles	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pixoyal (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Asker	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Van Buren 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Golondrinas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huejucar (Obs)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Don Muang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hungry Horse Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Springs AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Melsom	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Jones Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
W Glacier	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Helens Rfd	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whidbey Island NAS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maricao Fish Hatchery	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Willits 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bigfork 13 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nye #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

690 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 213, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 October 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	213
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 October 2008 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 668.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

525 broken records

Margins by which the 525 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 132.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 2008

Top 20 records on 3 October 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 2008	Nord Odal, NO	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	98 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2008	Fairfield, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2008	Oslo Blindern, NO	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2008	Vyborg, RU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2008	Bellenden Ker Top STN, AU	daily rain	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2008	San Luis Acatlan, MX	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2008	Tlapehuala, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2008	Tryvasshogda, NO	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2008	Elsinore, US	monthly high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2008	Rison, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	106 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2008	Ukiah, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	109 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2008	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low min	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	124 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2008	Milo, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2008	Huejuquilla El Alto (Dge), MX	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2008	Skegness, GB	daily low min	2.5 C (36.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	96 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2008	Richfield, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2008	Yurecuaro, MX	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2008	Tonsina, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2008	Hokitika Aerodrome, NZ	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2008	Fredonia, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	79 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 2008. 2008 had 690 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 2008-10-03: 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	511
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1