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Weather Records on 3 May 1912

17 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1912. Highest significance: Port Hastings, CA.

Key Facts for 3 May 1912

  • On 3 May 1912, 17 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 17 daily.
  • Port Hastings set a daily record snowfall of 5.1 cm (2.0 in) on 3 May 1912.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

17 stations
Weather records on 3 May 1912 17 station records on 3 May 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
17 station records on 3 May 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 May 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Port HastingsCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
SarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation19.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska HogarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LandsortSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
FalunSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord daily precipitation20.0 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord low maximum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
BredasdorpSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
WorcesterSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord low maximum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord low maximum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
ParnuEstoniaRecord low minimum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

17 records
Records on 3 May 1912 by type Records set or tied on 3 May 1912 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 035810Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 May 1912 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 3 May 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 3 May 1912 by timescale Records on 3 May 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 17. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 17all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 May 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 17.
Records on 3 May 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily17

How Much Records Were Beaten By

14 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 May 1912 Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1110 to 20: 120 to 30: 030 to 40: 140 to 50: 050 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 May 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 1011
10 to 201
20 to 300
30 to 401
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1912
Top 17 records on 3 May 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 May 1912Port Hastings, CAdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)37 years24 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1912Sarna, SEdaily rain19.0 mm (0.7 in)11.6 mm (0.5 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1912Svenska Hogarna, SEdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)5.2 mm (0.20 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1912Landsort, SEdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)20 years19 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1912Bird Rocks, CAdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)3.8 cm (1.5 in)23 years17 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1912Falun, SEdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)30 years16 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1912Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)40 years16 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1912Port Arthur, CAdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)17 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1912Sveg, SEdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)8 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1912Harnosand, SEdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)8 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1912Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily low max0.6 C (33.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1912Bredasdorp, ZAdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)14 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1912Worcester, ZAdaily rain4.1 mm (0.16 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1912Sveg, SEdaily low max1.0 C (33.8 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1912Harnosand, SEdaily low max (Tie)3.0 C (37.4 F)tie18 years2 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1912Parnu, EEdaily low min (Tie)-1.0 C (30.2 F)tie12 years1 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1912Huron Rgnl AP, USdaily high min (Tie)14.4 C (57.9 F)tie11 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 1912
Records on 05-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1912. 1912 had 17 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 1912. 1912 had 17 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).