Weather Records on 3 October 2026

649 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 2026. Highest significance: Saigo, JP.

Key Facts for 3 October 2026

On 3 October 2026, 649 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
449 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 595 daily.
Saigo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 193.6 mm (7.6 in) on 3 October 2026 (provisional).
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

649 stations

649 station records on 3 October 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saigo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	193.6 mm (7.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Matsue	Japan	Record daily precipitation	375.5 mm (14.8 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Fukue	Japan	Record daily precipitation	508.5 mm (20.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Naha	Japan	Record daily precipitation	696.5 mm (27.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Asahikawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	145.2 mm (5.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Tokushima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	330.5 mm (13.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mito	Japan	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Naze	Japan	Record daily precipitation	276.6 mm (10.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Niigata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	144.4 mm (5.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hiroshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	158.9 mm (6.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Durango Dgo.	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Marulan (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Longerenong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Matsuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	232.1 mm (9.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Akita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wodonga Express	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hume Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Huajuapan de Leon (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Morioka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn Tafe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nagoya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	153.5 mm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shizuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Comitan Chis.	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aomori	Japan	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Omaezaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maizuru Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record daily precipitation	234.5 mm (9.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shionomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	234.9 mm (9.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Urakawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wiseman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmaggie Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wajima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	138.5 mm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Verde S.L.P.	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belzoni	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Smithland L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nagasaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	204.8 mm (8.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gelantipy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abashiri	Japan	Record daily precipitation	169.5 mm (6.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Choshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Khudjand	Tajikistan	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hakodate	Japan	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fukuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Olmsted L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bertram 3 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

649 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 209, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 240, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 151.

Records on 3 October 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	209
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	240
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 October 2026 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 51, daily 595.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

472 broken records

Margins by which the 472 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 284.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 2026

Top 20 records on 3 October 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 2026	Saigo, JP	monthly rain (Provisional)	193.6 mm (7.6 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	74 years	79 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2026	Matsue, JP	monthly rain (Provisional)	375.5 mm (14.8 in)	242.8 mm (9.6 in)	74 years	79 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2026	Fukue, JP	all-time rain (Provisional)	508.5 mm (20.0 in)	182.5 mm (7.2 in)	41 years	78 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2026	Dimboola, AU	daily rain (Provisional)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	139 years	75 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2026	Naha, JP	all-time rain (Provisional)	696.5 mm (27.4 in)	284.5 mm (11.2 in)	27 years	74 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2026	Asahikawa, JP	monthly rain (Provisional)	145.2 mm (5.7 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	52 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2026	Tokushima, JP	monthly rain (Provisional)	330.5 mm (13.0 in)	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	45 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2026	Kingsport, US	daily rain (Provisional)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2026	Mito, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	72 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2026	Naze, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	276.6 mm (10.9 in)	160.1 mm (6.3 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2026	Niigata, JP	monthly rain (Provisional)	144.4 mm (5.7 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	21 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2026	Hiroshima, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	158.9 mm (6.3 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2026	Durango Dgo., MX	monthly rain (Provisional)	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2026	Marulan (George St), AU	daily rain (Provisional)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	109 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2026	Longerenong, AU	daily rain (Provisional)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2026	Matsuyama, JP	monthly rain (Provisional)	232.1 mm (9.1 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	12 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2026	Akita, JP	monthly rain (Provisional)	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	6 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2026	Willowmore, ZA	daily rain (Provisional)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2026	Wodonga Express, AU	daily rain (Provisional)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	99 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2026	Encinal, US	daily rain (Provisional)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	104 years	54 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 2026. 2026 had 649 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 2026-10-03: 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	445
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1