Weather Records on 3 October 2009

1,322 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 2009. Highest significance: Laane-Nigula, EE.

Key Facts for 3 October 2009

On 3 October 2009, 1,322 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
540 were record highs and 417 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 69 monthly and 1,253 daily.
Laane-Nigula set a monthly record daily precipitation of 49.6 mm (2.0 in) on 3 October 2009.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

1,322 stations

1,322 station records on 3 October 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Laane-Nigula	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
El Molino	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Olofstrom	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Twee Rivieren	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Potosi (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Olastorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cadege	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
El Playon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sorve	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sosdala	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael Rch Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pavilosta	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Markaryd	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alfredo V. Bonfil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jharsuguda	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vinslov_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Virtsu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norra_Stroo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Osby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Morelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grebbeshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis de la Paz	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hanko Tvarminne	Finland	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Olenja Rechka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gillastig	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Skillingaryd	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hanksville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kumamoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haggarda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Honavar	India	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tepentu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guaymas 4-P-6	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bolmen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Akroken	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,322 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 278, Lowest daily maximum 166, Highest daily minimum 262, Lowest daily minimum 251, Heaviest daily rainfall 339, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 3 October 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	278
Lowest daily maximum	166
Highest daily minimum	262
Lowest daily minimum	251
Heaviest daily rainfall	339
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 3 October 2009 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 69, daily 1,253.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

976 broken records

Margins by which the 976 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 135.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 2009

Top 20 records on 3 October 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 2009	Laane-Nigula, EE	monthly rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2009	El Molino, MX	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2009	Clear Lake, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	106 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2009	Olofstrom, SE	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2009	Grootfontein, NA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2009	Twee Rivieren, BW	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2009	San Luis Potosi (Smn), MX	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2009	Olastorp, SE	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2009	Cadege, MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2009	El Playon, MX	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2009	Jornada Exp Range, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2009	Sorve, EE	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2009	Sosdala, SE	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2009	San Rafael Rch Sp, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2009	Pavilosta, LV	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2009	Markaryd, SE	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2009	Lahontan Dam, US	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2009	Parnu, EE	monthly rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2009	Alfredo V. Bonfil, MX	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2009	Jharsuguda, IN	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	0 years	46 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 2009. 2009 had 1,322 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 2009-10-03: 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	917
20 to 40	46
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2