Weather Records on 3 October 2013

856 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 2013. Highest significance: Central City, US.

Key Facts for 3 October 2013

On 3 October 2013, 856 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
296 were record highs and 246 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 801 daily.
Central City set a daily record precipitation of 72.4 mm (2.9 in) on 3 October 2013.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

856 stations

856 station records on 3 October 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Central City	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kamensk-Sahtinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rostov-Na-Donu	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lyons	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gresham 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lhasa	China	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cimljansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Neligh	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Miller Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gigant	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Akjar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haddam	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cody 12SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fishtail	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Melville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hansen Sawmill	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Basin Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hobson	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saragt	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	44.1 C (111.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lemhi Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melville 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.4 cm (16.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

856 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 154, Highest daily minimum 185, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 271, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 3 October 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	154
Highest daily minimum	185
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 3 October 2013 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 53, daily 801.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

731 broken records

Margins by which the 731 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 2013

Top 20 records on 3 October 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 2013	Central City, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2013	Wamsutter, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	115 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2013	Pathfinder Dam, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	94 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2013	Bolsoy Santar, RU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2013	Kamensk-Sahtinskij, RU	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2013	Rostov-Na-Donu, RU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2013	Albacete Los Llanos, ES	daily rain	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2013	Lyons, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	62 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2013	Oakdale, US	monthly rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	108 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2013	Taganrog (Lighthouse), RU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2013	Washington, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2013	Gresham 3W, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2013	Nelson, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2013	Saint Paul, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2013	Bradshaw, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	103 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2013	Lhasa, CN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2013	Cimljansk, RU	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2013	Hebron, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	111 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2013	Neligh, US	all-time rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2013	Manila, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	99 years	53 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 2013. 2013 had 856 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2013-10-03: 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 50	709
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1