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Weather Records on 3 May 1909

22 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1909. Highest significance: Bologna, IT.

Key Facts for 3 May 1909

  • On 3 May 1909, 22 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 21 daily.
  • Bologna set a daily record low minimum temperature of 3.0 C (37.4 F) on 3 May 1909.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

22 stations
Weather records on 3 May 1909 22 station records on 3 May 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
22 station records on 3 May 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 May 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
BolognaItalyRecord low minimum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
BromeCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.8 cm (1.1 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord low maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-1.6 C (29.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord low maximum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-0.8 C (30.6 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)GermanyRecord low minimum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord low maximum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

22 records
Records on 3 May 1909 by type Records set or tied on 3 May 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 1, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 14Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 May 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 1, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 3 May 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum14
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 3 May 1909 by timescale Records on 3 May 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 21. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 21all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 May 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 21.
Records on 3 May 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily21

How Much Records Were Beaten By

17 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 May 1909 Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 155 to 10: 110 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 May 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 515
5 to 101
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1909
Top 20 records on 3 May 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 May 1909Bologna, ITdaily low min3.0 C (37.4 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)58 years28 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1909Washington, USdaily low min2.2 C (36.0 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)57 years22 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1909Brome, CAdaily snowfall2.8 cm (1.1 in)2.8 cm (1.1 in)31 years17 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1909Woodstock, CAdaily low max8.3 C (46.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)36 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1909Bamberg, DEdaily low min-2.8 C (27.0 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)22 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1909Montgomery Wb City, USdaily low max21.1 C (70.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)35 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1909Kremsmuenster, ATdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1909Nurnberg, DEdaily low min-1.6 C (29.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1909Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DEdaily low min-3.3 C (26.1 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1909Salzburg, ATdaily low min0.0 C (32.0 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)31 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1909Wien, ATdaily low max5.6 C (42.1 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1909Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily low min-0.8 C (30.6 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1909Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DEdaily low min-1.0 C (30.2 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1909Winnemucca AP, USdaily high max28.3 C (82.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)11 years9 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1909Windsor Riverside, CAdaily low max6.1 C (43.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)11 years8 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1909Madison Wb City, USdaily low min-1.1 C (30.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)2 years5 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1909Dubuque River, USdaily low min-1.1 C (30.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)0 years4 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1909Jacksonville Wb City, USmonthly low max (Tie)16.7 C (62.1 F)tie0 years3 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1909Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily low min (Tie)11.1 C (52.0 F)tie31 years3 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1909Port Arthur, CAdaily low min (Tie)-7.8 C (18.0 F)tie18 years2 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 1909
Records on 05-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1909. 1909 had 22 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 1909. 1909 had 22 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).