Weather Records on 3 October 2017

1,063 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 2017. Highest significance: Quinter, US.

Key Facts for 3 October 2017

On 3 October 2017, 1,063 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
193 were record highs and 322 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 1,005 daily.
Quinter set a monthly record daily precipitation of 130.8 mm (5.1 in) on 3 October 2017.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

1,063 stations

1,063 station records on 3 October 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quinter	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Chinook	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Boona-Choppa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	278.0 mm (10.9 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Didcot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Galata 16 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Bingera Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mundubbera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lenora Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Coominya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Brule Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Woodgate Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	276.2 mm (10.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Anaconda	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Chester	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Loma	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Loma	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mount Joseph	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Windom	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bundaberg Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Marodian Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Teddington Waterworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mora	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Watalgan Winfield Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Densmore 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pechey Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Miara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.6 mm (7.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rosevale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bynum 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,063 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 158, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 164, Heaviest daily rainfall 460, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 3 October 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	158
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	164
Heaviest daily rainfall	460
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 3 October 2017 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 53, daily 1,005.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

948 broken records

Margins by which the 948 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 2017

Top 20 records on 3 October 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 2017	Quinter, US	monthly rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	70 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 October 2017	Chinook, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	114 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 October 2017	Boona-Choppa, AU	monthly rain	278.0 mm (10.9 in)	139.1 mm (5.5 in)	67 years	79 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2017	Didcot, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2017	University of Queensland Gatto, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	87 years	75 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2017	Wallumbilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	111 years	74 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2017	Eidsvold Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	78 years	73 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2017	Chester, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	10 years	73 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2017	Ft Assiniboine, US	monthly snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 years	73 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2017	Galata 16 SW, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 years	73 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2017	Bingera Sugar Mill, AU	monthly rain	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2017	Oakley 4W, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	87 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2017	Mundubbera, AU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	90 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2017	Gove 4W, US	all-time rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2017	Norton 9SSE, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	87 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2017	Biggenden Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	78 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2017	Lenora Coop, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	66 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2017	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	107 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2017	Coominya Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2017	Ft Assiniboine, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	8 years	68 of 100 (Major)

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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 2017. 2017 had 1,063 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	387
1938	465
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	1,143
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	1,063
2018	826
2019	1,427
2020	817
2021	635
2022	478
2023	1,024
2024	876
2025	736
2026	581

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Data for records on 2017-10-03: 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	864
50 to 100	56
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1