Weather Records on 3 May 1913

125 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1913. Highest significance: Wychitella South, AU.

Key Facts for 3 May 1913

On 3 May 1913, 125 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 123 daily.
Wychitella South set a monthly record daily precipitation of 72.4 mm (2.9 in) on 3 May 1913.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

125 stations

125 station records on 3 May 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 1913: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wychitella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Castlemaine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Talbot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wunnamurra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Marmal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newlyn Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winchelsea (Murdeduke)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Athol 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burrawang South Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yamma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cowal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bacchus Marsh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke (Beemery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

125 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 74.

Records on 3 May 1913 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	74
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 May 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 123.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

118 broken records

Margins by which the 118 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1913

Top 20 records on 3 May 1913 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1913	Wychitella South, AU	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1913	Maldon (Derby Hill), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1913	Castlemaine, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1913	Talbot, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1913	Toronto, CA	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1913	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1913	Wunnamurra, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1913	Lake Marmal, AU	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1913	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	3 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1913	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1913	Bungonia (Inverary Park), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1913	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1913	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1913	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1913	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1913	Newlyn Reservoir, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1913	Goulburn, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1913	Toronto, CA	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1913	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	7 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1913	Peterborough, CA	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	42 years	22 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 1913

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1913. 1913 had 125 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-03 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1799	1
1820	1
1832	1
1836	2
1837	1
1845	1
1849	1
1850	5
1851	2
1852	1
1855	1
1861	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	4
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1887	3
1888	1
1889	3
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	2
1901	4
1902	5
1903	7
1904	7
1905	23
1906	10
1907	25
1908	8
1909	22
1910	17
1911	31
1912	17
1913	125
1914	10
1915	28
1916	52
1917	36
1918	28
1919	77
1920	37
1921	42
1922	292
1923	69
1924	55
1925	126
1926	250
1927	78
1928	255
1929	329
1930	279
1931	141
1932	136
1933	376
1934	353
1935	644
1936	356
1937	240
1938	527
1939	331
1940	550
1941	456
1942	1,161
1943	417
1944	728
1945	486
1946	353
1947	879
1948	919
1949	761
1950	854
1951	336
1952	447
1953	373
1954	1,210
1955	811
1956	590
1957	292
1958	485
1959	817
1960	280
1961	389
1962	243
1963	360
1964	908
1965	372
1966	850
1967	1,122
1968	324
1969	404
1970	464
1971	600
1972	380
1973	486
1974	323
1975	475
1976	760
1977	426
1978	1,046
1979	1,217
1980	573
1981	898
1982	564
1983	1,768
1984	807
1985	1,152
1986	965
1987	1,122
1988	782
1989	563
1990	1,715
1991	987
1992	792
1993	824
1994	703
1995	1,050
1996	1,058
1997	933
1998	910
1999	872
2000	1,056
2001	1,541
2002	1,312
2003	934
2004	1,562
2005	1,570
2006	633
2007	693
2008	981
2009	650
2010	1,565
2011	970
2012	1,318
2013	1,562
2014	553
2015	466
2016	505
2017	458
2018	1,004
2019	562
2020	506
2021	491
2022	570
2023	846
2024	627
2025	475
2026	879

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 May 1913
Margin	Records
0 to 5	68
5 to 10	25
10 to 15	11
15 to 20	10
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	1