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Weather Records on 3 May 1911

31 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1911. Highest significance: Stratford, CA.

Key Facts for 3 May 1911

  • On 3 May 1911, 31 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 25 daily.
  • Stratford set a monthly record low minimum temperature of -7.2 C (19.0 F) on 3 May 1911.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

31 stations
Weather records on 3 May 1911 31 station records on 3 May 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
31 station records on 3 May 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 May 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
StratfordCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord daily snowfall0.5 cm (0.2 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord low maximum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord daily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord daily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord daily snowfall0.3 cm (0.1 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord low maximum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
KazanRussiaRecord daily precipitation13.8 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord low maximum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord low maximum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
GoglandRussiaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij NovgorodRussiaRecord daily precipitation4.7 mm (0.19 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord low maximum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord low maximum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord low maximum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
LindsayCanadaRecord low maximum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord low maximum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord high minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord low maximum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
ScheveningenNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation9.3 mm (0.37 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

31 records
Records on 3 May 1911 by type Records set or tied on 3 May 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 4. 051015Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 11Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 7Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 May 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.
Records on 3 May 1911 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum11
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum7
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 3 May 1911 by timescale Records on 3 May 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 25. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 6daily: 25all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 May 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 25.
Records on 3 May 1911 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly6
daily25

How Much Records Were Beaten By

19 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 May 1911 Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 2: 112 to 4: 44 to 6: 26 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 20 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 May 1911
MarginRecords
0 to 211
2 to 44
4 to 62
6 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 142

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1911
Top 20 records on 3 May 1911 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 May 1911Stratford, CAmonthly low min-7.2 C (19.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)43 years30 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1911St John's, CAdaily high min10.0 C (50.0 F)5.6 C (10.1 F)31 years29 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1911Peterborough, CAmonthly low max3.3 C (37.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)44 years28 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1911Toronto, CAdaily snowfall0.5 cm (0.2 in)0.5 cm (0.2 in)70 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1911Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)27 years18 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1911Montreal McGill, CAdaily low max3.9 C (39.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)35 years16 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1911Beatrice, CAdaily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1911Parry Sound, CAdaily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)35 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1911Port Stanley, CAdaily snowfall0.3 cm (0.1 in)0.3 cm (0.1 in)38 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1911Stratford, CAmonthly low max1.1 C (34.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)2 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1911Buffalo, USdaily low min-1.7 C (28.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)36 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1911Kazan, RUdaily rain13.8 mm (0.5 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)10 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1911Stonecliffe, CAdaily low max2.8 C (37.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1911Port Dover, CAdaily low max4.4 C (39.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1911Port Dover, CAdaily low min-3.3 C (26.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1911Gogland, RUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)1.9 mm (0.07 in)19 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1911Niznij Novgorod, RUdaily rain4.7 mm (0.19 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)11 years10 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1911Quebec, CAdaily low max4.4 C (39.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)17 years9 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1911Sandvig, DKdaily high max16.0 C (60.8 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)13 years8 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1911Kingston Queens U, CAmonthly low max (Tie)4.4 C (39.9 F)tie23 years5 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 1911
Records on 05-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1911. 1911 had 31 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 1911. 1911 had 31 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).