Weather Records on 3 May 1920

37 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1920. Highest significance: Mein Station, AU.

Key Facts for 3 May 1920

On 3 May 1920, 37 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 37 daily.
Mein Station set a daily record precipitation of 38.4 mm (1.5 in) on 3 May 1920.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

37 stations

37 station records on 3 May 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mein Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karumba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Goornong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

37 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 15, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 3 May 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	15
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 May 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 37.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

34 broken records

Margins by which the 34 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1920

Top 20 records on 3 May 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1920	Mein Station, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1920	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1920	Gilbert River Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1920	Cumberland Station, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1920	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1920	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1920	Coen Post Office, AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1920	Normanton Post Office, AU	daily rain	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1920	Karumba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1920	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1920	Magdeburg, DE	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1920	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily high min	10.9 C (51.6 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1920	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily high max	31.0 C (87.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1920	Cooktown Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	14 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1920	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	15 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1920	Astoria, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	15 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1920	Cottbus, DE	daily high min	12.9 C (55.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1920	Perm, RU	daily high min	12.4 C (54.3 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	12 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1920	Malvern, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	27 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1920	Newport, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	14 years	12 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1920. 1920 had 37 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 1920
Margin	Records
0 to 10	28
10 to 20	2
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1