Weather Records on 3 October 2015

824 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 2015. Highest significance: Great Falls 16St, US.

Key Facts for 3 October 2015

On 3 October 2015, 824 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
259 were record highs and 246 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 787 daily.
Great Falls 16St set a monthly record daily precipitation of 63.8 mm (2.5 in) on 3 October 2015.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

824 stations

824 station records on 3 October 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Tuapse	Russia	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Great Falls AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mt Gilead 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Blairsville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Brusett 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Edisto Beach Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mosby 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Reidsville 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wasta	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteville 7 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Orangeburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Longwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bishopville 1.4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rodrigues	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McColl 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
High Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhne-Tambovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	292.1 mm (11.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arcola	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chester 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

824 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 216, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 315, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 3 October 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	216
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	315
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 3 October 2015 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 35, daily 787.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

706 broken records

Margins by which the 706 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 2015

Top 20 records on 3 October 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 2015	Great Falls 16St, US	monthly rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	107 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 October 2015	Summerville 4W, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	100 years	78 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2015	Tuapse, RU	daily rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2015	Great Falls AP, US	monthly rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2015	Cheraw, US	daily rain	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2015	Dwtn Charleston, US	monthly rain	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2015	Mt Gilead 4 W, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2015	Blairsville Exp STN, US	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2015	Brusett 3 E, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2015	Darlington, US	monthly rain	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2015	Lexington, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	108 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2015	Edisto Beach Sp, US	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2015	Mosby 4 ENE, US	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2015	Reidsville 2 NW, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2015	Bowman, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2015	Santuck, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	108 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2015	Wasta, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2015	Whiteville 7 NW, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2015	Silver Lake Brighton, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2015	Lake City 2 SE, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	45 years	55 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 2015. 2015 had 824 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2015-10-03: 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	624
20 to 40	55
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3