Weather Records on 3 October 2011

1,024 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 2011. Highest significance: Wongan Hills, AU.

Key Facts for 3 October 2011

On 3 October 2011, 1,024 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
493 were record highs and 351 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 963 daily.
Wongan Hills set a monthly record daily precipitation of 53.2 mm (2.1 in) on 3 October 2011.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

1,024 stations

1,024 station records on 3 October 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wongan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Northampton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Ogilvie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Eradu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Sandsprings	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Paynes Find	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wundi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Isseka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gleneva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nornalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Amrista Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wongan Hills Res.Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Geraldton Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ghurka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus Carranza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Lock E30	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
York Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gnowangerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Chichester (Simmonds)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karlgarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Rouchel (Mount View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berry Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
List/Sylt	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vermeulen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mindarabin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Barril	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sacaton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mexican Hat	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snowshoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vinga	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,024 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 292, Lowest daily maximum 220, Highest daily minimum 201, Lowest daily minimum 131, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 October 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	292
Lowest daily maximum	220
Highest daily minimum	201
Lowest daily minimum	131
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 October 2011 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 61, daily 963.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

796 broken records

Margins by which the 796 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 2011

Top 20 records on 3 October 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 2011	Wongan Hills, AU	monthly rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 October 2011	Northampton, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2011	Ogilvie, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	97 years	78 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2011	Eradu, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	97 years	77 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2011	Sandsprings, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	77 years	73 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2011	Paynes Find, AU	monthly rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2011	Wundi, AU	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2011	Isseka, AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2011	Gleneva, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2011	Nornalup, AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2011	Amrista Park, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2011	Moorland (Denro-An), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2011	Wongan Hills Res.Station, AU	monthly rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2011	Ulricehamn, SE	monthly high min	13.6 C (56.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	103 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2011	Geraldton Airport, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2011	Laurieton (Elouera St), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2011	Madison, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2011	Ghurka, AU	monthly rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2011	Jesus Carranza, MX	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2011	Raymond Terrace (Kinross), AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	47 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 2011. 2011 had 1,024 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 2011-10-03: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	768
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1