Weather Records on 3 October 2018

826 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 2018. Highest significance: Jerome, US.

Key Facts for 3 October 2018

On 3 October 2018, 826 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
533 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 82 monthly and 743 daily.
Jerome set a daily record precipitation of 59.4 mm (2.3 in) on 3 October 2018.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

826 stations

826 station records on 3 October 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Stockton AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Francis E Walter Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 12 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Timpanogos Cave	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gridino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Potter Valley Powerhouse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cayuga Lock #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve (Pineview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sigonella	Italy	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rushford	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Kotelnyj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saco 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emmons	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nabouwalu	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Jack Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holland 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Canyon Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
E Glacier	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Braddock Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

826 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 406, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 3 October 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	406
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 3 October 2018 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 82, daily 743.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

623 broken records

Margins by which the 623 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 2018

Top 20 records on 3 October 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 2018	Jerome, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	104 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2018	Gum Lake (Albemarle), AU	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2018	Crosby, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	109 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2018	Stockton AP, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2018	Stamford 5 N, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2018	Georgetown, US	monthly high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	120 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2018	Cerro, US	monthly high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2018	Francis E Walter Dam, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2018	Opheim 12 SSE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2018	Milford, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	132 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2018	Onaway 4N, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2018	Towanda 1 S, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2018	Timpanogos Cave, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2018	Gridino, RU	monthly rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2018	Ridgway, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2018	Weaverville, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2018	Waterville, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	115 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2018	Turkestan, KZ	daily high min	16.9 C (62.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2018	Potter Valley Powerhouse, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2018	Sugar City, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	43 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 2018. 2018 had 826 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 2018-10-03: 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	610
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2