Weather Records on 3 October 2024

876 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 2024. Highest significance: Howatharra, AU.

Key Facts for 3 October 2024

On 3 October 2024, 876 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
736 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 136 monthly and 740 daily.
Howatharra set a daily record precipitation of 27.0 mm (1.1 in) on 3 October 2024.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

876 stations

876 station records on 3 October 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Howatharra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeland Linder Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Araluen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Julian Cdf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coatzacoalcos Ver.	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Willowdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Craibstone	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy Carbona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prenti Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bindoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld	Bermuda [United Kingdom]	Record low minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malaga Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pogibi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kanab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Briggsdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saragt	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barstow-Daggett AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fresno Yosemite Intl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lang Son	Vietnam	Record low minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell Island AWS	New Zealand	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miyako	Japan	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Luqa	Malta	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cherry Valley Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leadville Lake Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar City AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tianjin	China	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

876 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 477, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 259, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 100.

Records on 3 October 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	477
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	259
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 October 2024 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 136, daily 740.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

666 broken records

Margins by which the 666 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 123.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 2024

Top 20 records on 3 October 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 2024	Howatharra, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2024	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	101 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2024	Lakeland Linder Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2024	Kealakekua 26.2, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	110 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2024	Araluen, AU	monthly rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2024	Julian Cdf, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	129 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2024	Lemon Cove, US	monthly high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	122 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2024	Coatzacoalcos Ver., MX	daily rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2024	Willowdale, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2024	Craibstone, GB	daily low min	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2024	San Jose, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	107 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2024	Searchlight, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	107 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2024	Turlock #2, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	107 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2024	Aspendell, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	109 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2024	Tracy Carbona, US	monthly high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2024	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	monthly high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2024	Indio Fire STN, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	106 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2024	Burlington, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	119 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2024	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	114 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2024	Jemez Springs, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	41 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 2024. 2024 had 876 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 2024-10-03: 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	660
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1