Weather Records on 3 October 1917

77 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1917. Highest significance: Thomas River (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 3 October 1917

On 3 October 1917, 77 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 69 daily.
Thomas River (Sar) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 104.9 mm (4.1 in) on 3 October 1917.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

77 stations

77 station records on 3 October 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Biamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Koomooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring (Urisino)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cultowa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

77 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 48.

Records on 3 October 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	48
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 October 1917 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 69.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

68 broken records

Margins by which the 68 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1917

Top 20 records on 3 October 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1917	Thomas River (Sar), ZA	all-time rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1917	Queenstown, ZA	monthly rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1917	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1917	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1917	Moonaree, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1917	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1917	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1917	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1917	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1917	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	2 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1917	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1917	Biamble, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1917	Tylden "Tulden", ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1917	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1917	Pirie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1917	Port Germein, AU	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1917	Cassilis (Dalkeith), AU	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1917	Cassilis Post Office, AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1917	Port Germein (Telowie), AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1917	Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN, AU	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

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 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1917. 1917 had 77 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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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	57
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1