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Weather Records on 3 May 1918

28 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1918. Highest significance: Madison Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 3 May 1918

  • On 3 May 1918, 28 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 20 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 27 daily.
  • Madison Wb City set a daily record high maximum temperature of 30.0 C (86.0 F) on 3 May 1918.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

28 stations
Weather records on 3 May 1918 28 station records on 3 May 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
28 station records on 3 May 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 May 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-AmureRussiaRecord daily precipitation9.5 mm (0.37 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature28.8 C (83.8 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14South AfricaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-12.5 C (9.5 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord high minimum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
SteynsburgSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket StrongUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord low maximum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill CoopUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature14.5 C (58.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Green BayUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature21.4 C (70.5 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & OutreachUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Belle IsleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-11.1 C (12.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
NewlandsSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

28 records
Records on 3 May 1918 by type Records set or tied on 3 May 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 5. 051015Highest daily maximum: 14Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 May 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 5.
Records on 3 May 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum14
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 3 May 1918 by timescale Records on 3 May 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 27. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 27all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 May 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 27.
Records on 3 May 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily27

How Much Records Were Beaten By

23 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 May 1918 Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 4.6. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 1: 81 to 2: 62 to 3: 53 to 4: 14 to 5: 30 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 5
Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 4.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 May 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 18
1 to 26
2 to 35
3 to 41
4 to 53

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1918
Top 20 records on 3 May 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 May 1918Madison Wb City, USdaily high max30.0 C (86.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)47 years22 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1918Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RUdaily rain9.5 mm (0.37 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)23 years19 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1918Adelaide West Terrace, AUdaily high max28.8 C (83.8 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)26 years18 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1918Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZAdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)38 years18 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1918Arhangelsk, RUdaily low min-12.5 C (9.5 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)24 years17 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1918Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily high max28.3 C (82.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)37 years17 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1918Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1918Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high max24.4 C (75.9 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1918Hvar, HRdaily high min17.0 C (62.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)35 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1918Steynsburg, ZAdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)18 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1918La Crosse Wb City, USdaily high max32.8 C (91.0 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)12 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1918Huron Rgnl AP, USdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1918Sheffield, GBdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1918Setauket Strong, USdaily high min13.3 C (55.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)12 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1918Swift Current, CAdaily high max28.3 C (82.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1918Haparanda, SEdaily low max1.0 C (33.8 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1918Blue Hill Coop, USdaily high min10.6 C (51.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)17 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1918Dubuque River, USdaily high max31.1 C (88.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1918Adelaide West Terrace, AUdaily high min14.5 C (58.1 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1918Green Bay, USdaily high max28.9 C (84.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)22 years9 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 1918
Records on 05-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1918. 1918 had 28 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 1918. 1918 had 28 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).