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Weather Records on 3 May 1904

7 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1904. Highest significance: Harnosand, SE.

Key Facts for 3 May 1904

  • On 3 May 1904, 7 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 7 daily.
  • Harnosand set a daily record precipitation of 16.1 mm (0.6 in) on 3 May 1904.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

7 stations
Weather records on 3 May 1904 7 station records on 3 May 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
7 station records on 3 May 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 May 1904: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HarnosandSwedenRecord daily precipitation16.1 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord daily precipitation17.1 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation7.3 mm (0.29 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

7 records
Records on 3 May 1904 by type Records set or tied on 3 May 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 01234Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 May 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 3 May 1904 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 3 May 1904 by timescale Records on 3 May 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 7. 02468all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 7all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 May 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 7.
Records on 3 May 1904 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily7

How Much Records Were Beaten By

4 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 May 1904 Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.8. Ties are not counted. 001110 to 1: 01 to 2: 12 to 3: 03 to 4: 14 to 5: 05 to 6: 06 to 7: 17 to 8: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 77 to 8
Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 May 1904
MarginRecords
0 to 10
1 to 21
2 to 30
3 to 41
4 to 50
5 to 60
6 to 71
7 to 81

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1904
Top 7 records on 3 May 1904 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 May 1904Harnosand, SEdaily rain16.1 mm (0.6 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1904Haparanda, SEdaily rain17.1 mm (0.7 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1904Den Helder-1, NLdaily rain7.3 mm (0.29 in)3.7 mm (0.15 in)9 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1904Pitea, SEdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)1 year6 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1904Peterborough, CAdaily high max (Tie)25.6 C (78.1 F)tie33 years3 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1904Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high min (Tie)10.6 C (51.1 F)tie5 years1 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1904Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high max (Tie)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie8 years1 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

1795 to 1904
Records on 05-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1904. 1904 had 7 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 11796: 11799: 11820: 11832: 11836: 21837: 11845: 11849: 11850: 51851: 21852: 11855: 11861: 11864: 21866: 11868: 11869: 11870: 11871: 11873: 11874: 11875: 11877: 11878: 41879: 21881: 11883: 11884: 11885: 11886: 31887: 31888: 11889: 31891: 21892: 41893: 11894: 41896: 21897: 31898: 51899: 31900: 21901: 41902: 51903: 71904: 71905: 231906: 101907: 251908: 81909: 221910: 171911: 311912: 171913: 1251914: 101915: 281916: 521917: 361918: 281919: 771920: 371921: 421922: 2921923: 691924: 551925: 1261926: 2501927: 781928: 2551929: 3291930: 2791931: 1411932: 1361933: 3761934: 3531935: 6441936: 3561937: 2401938: 5271939: 3311940: 5501941: 4561942: 1,1611943: 4171944: 7281945: 4861946: 3531947: 8791948: 9191949: 7611950: 8541951: 3361952: 4471953: 3731954: 1,2101955: 8111956: 5901957: 2921958: 4851959: 8171960: 2801961: 3891962: 2431963: 3601964: 9081965: 3721966: 8501967: 1,1221968: 3241969: 4041970: 4641971: 6001972: 3801973: 4861974: 3231975: 4751976: 7601977: 4261978: 1,0461979: 1,2171980: 5731981: 8981982: 5641983: 1,7681984: 8071985: 1,1521986: 9651987: 1,1221988: 7821989: 5631990: 1,7151991: 9871992: 7921993: 8241994: 7031995: 1,0501996: 1,0581997: 9331998: 9101999: 8722000: 1,0562001: 1,5412002: 1,3122003: 9342004: 1,5622005: 1,5702006: 6332007: 6932008: 9812009: 6502010: 1,5652011: 9702012: 1,3182013: 1,5622014: 5532015: 4662016: 5052017: 4582018: 1,0042019: 5622020: 5062021: 4912022: 5702023: 8462024: 6272025: 4752026: 8791795186918911909192619431960197719942011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1904. 1904 had 7 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-03 in each year
YearRecords
17951
17961
17991
18201
18321
18362
18371
18451
18491
18505
18512
18521
18551
18611
18642
18661
18681
18691
18701
18711
18731
18741
18751
18771
18784
18792
18811
18831
18841
18851
18863
18873
18881
18893
18912
18924
18931
18944
18962
18973
18985
18993
19002
19014
19025
19037
19047
190523
190610
190725
19088
190922
191017
191131
191217
1913125
191410
191528
191652
191736
191828
191977
192037
192142
1922292
192369
192455
1925126
1926250
192778
1928255
1929329
1930279
1931141
1932136
1933376
1934353
1935644
1936356
1937240
1938527
1939331
1940550
1941456
19421,161
1943417
1944728
1945486
1946353
1947879
1948919
1949761
1950854
1951336
1952447
1953373
19541,210
1955811
1956590
1957292
1958485
1959817
1960280
1961389
1962243
1963360
1964908
1965372
1966850
19671,122
1968324
1969404
1970464
1971600
1972380
1973486
1974323
1975475
1976760
1977426
19781,046
19791,217
1980573
1981898
1982564
19831,768
1984807
19851,152
1986965
19871,122
1988782
1989563
19901,715
1991987
1992792
1993824
1994703
19951,050
19961,058
1997933
1998910
1999872
20001,056
20011,541
20021,312
2003934
20041,562
20051,570
2006633
2007693
2008981
2009650
20101,565
2011970
20121,318
20131,562
2014553
2015466
2016505
2017458
20181,004
2019562
2020506
2021491
2022570
2023846
2024627
2025475
2026879

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).