Weather Records on 3 May 1927

78 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1927. Highest significance: Geilo, NO.

Key Facts for 3 May 1927

On 3 May 1927, 78 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 76 daily.
Geilo set a daily record snow depth of 144.0 cm (56.7 in) on 3 May 1927.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

78 stations

78 station records on 3 May 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	144.0 cm (56.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bass (Kilcunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Karumba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Canary Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record snow depth	98.0 cm (38.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
North Nicomen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

78 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 28, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 3 May 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	28
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 3 May 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 76.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

62 broken records

Margins by which the 62 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 780.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1927

Top 20 records on 3 May 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1927	Geilo, NO	daily snow depth	144.0 cm (56.7 in)	78.0 cm (30.7 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1927	Morden, CA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1927	Briksdal, NO	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1927	Socorro, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1927	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1927	Bass (Kilcunda), AU	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1927	Treherne, CA	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1927	Feodosiia, UA	daily high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1927	Carthage, US	monthly low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1927	Biser, RU	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	0 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1927	Perm, RU	daily rain	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	4 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1927	El Paso, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1927	Karumba Pilot Station, AU	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	6 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1927	Quatsino, CA	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	29 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1927	Grafton City Council, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	21 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1927	Port Lincoln (Big Swamp), AU	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1927	Boulia Airport, AU	daily rain	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	39 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1927	Oakbank, CA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1927	Odesa, UA	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1927	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	30 years	15 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 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1927. 1927 had 78 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	61
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1