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Weather Records on 3 May 1914

10 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1914. Highest significance: Gospic, HR.

Key Facts for 3 May 1914

  • On 3 May 1914, 10 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, 1 monthly and 9 daily.
  • Gospic set a daily record precipitation of 36.6 mm (1.4 in) on 3 May 1914.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

10 stations
Weather records on 3 May 1914 10 station records on 3 May 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
10 station records on 3 May 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 May 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
GospicCroatiaRecord daily precipitation36.6 mm (1.4 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
SotchiRussiaRecord daily precipitation20.7 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
PermRussiaRecord daily precipitation10.5 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
GorlitzGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-1.3 C (29.7 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
ChemnitzGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-1.5 C (29.3 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Nicola LakeCanadaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-4.1 C (24.6 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-3.7 C (25.3 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

10 records
Records on 3 May 1914 by type Records set or tied on 3 May 1914 by type: Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 5. 0246Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 May 1914 by type: Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 5.
Records on 3 May 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 3 May 1914 by timescale Records on 3 May 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 9. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 9all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 May 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 9.
Records on 3 May 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily9

How Much Records Were Beaten By

8 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 May 1914 Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 17.0. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 3: 53 to 5: 15 to 8: 18 to 10: 010 to 13: 013 to 15: 015 to 18: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 18
Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 17.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 May 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 35
3 to 51
5 to 81
8 to 100
10 to 130
13 to 150
15 to 181

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1914
Top 10 records on 3 May 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 May 1914Gospic, HRdaily rain36.6 mm (1.4 in)17.0 mm (0.7 in)37 years28 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1914Sotchi, RUdaily rain20.7 mm (0.8 in)5.7 mm (0.22 in)30 years16 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1914Edmonton, CAdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1914Perm, RUdaily rain10.5 mm (0.4 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1914Gorlitz, DEdaily low min-1.3 C (29.7 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1914Chemnitz, DEdaily low min-1.5 C (29.3 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)27 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1914Nicola Lake, CAdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)12 years6 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1914Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DEdaily low min-4.1 C (24.6 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)4 years6 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1914Plauen, DEmonthly low min (Tie)-3.7 C (25.3 F)tie2 years3 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1914Port Arthur, CAdaily high min (Tie)5.0 C (41.0 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 1914
Records on 05-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1914. 1914 had 10 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 1914. 1914 had 10 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).