Weather Records on 3 October 2023

1,024 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 2023. Highest significance: East Sale Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 3 October 2023

On 3 October 2023, 1,024 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
797 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 109 monthly and 913 daily.
East Sale Comparison set a monthly record daily precipitation of 99.3 mm (3.9 in) on 3 October 2023.
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 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
East Sale Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Holmbo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kisa_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tegucigalpa	Honduras	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Aparan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hestra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Afton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Norra_VI_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield 10 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Campo 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brantley Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brownfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Keshan	China	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswalder Oie	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waste Isolt'n Pilot Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ruzyne	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huskvarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Slaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hanko Russaro	Finland	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ambrolauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,024 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 422, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 375, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 187.

Records on 3 October 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	422
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	375
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 October 2023 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 109, daily 913.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

825 broken records

Margins by which the 825 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 2023

Top 20 records on 3 October 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 2023	East Sale Comparison, AU	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	73 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2023	Holmbo_D, SE	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2023	Kisa_D, SE	monthly rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2023	Tegucigalpa, HN	monthly rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2023	Culbertson, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	112 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2023	Aparan, AM	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2023	Hestra, SE	monthly rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2023	Afton, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2023	Norra_VI_D, SE	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2023	Driggs, US	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	82 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2023	Lakin, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	120 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2023	Richfield 10 WSW, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2023	Campo 7 S, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2023	Brantley Dam, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2023	Kremsmuenster, AT	monthly high max	27.1 C (80.8 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	123 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2023	Richfield, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2023	Grand Rapids Forestry Lab, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2023	Brownfield, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2023	Keshan, CN	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2023	Canby, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	100 years	48 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 2023. 2023 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 2023-10-03: 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 10	769
10 to 20	39
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1