Weather Records on 3 May 1928

255 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1928. Highest significance: Stratton, US.

Key Facts for 3 May 1928

On 3 May 1928, 255 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 253 daily.
Stratton set a daily record precipitation of 49.5 mm (1.9 in) on 3 May 1928.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

255 stations

255 station records on 3 May 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Washta	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ravensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

255 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 76, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 3 May 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	76
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 May 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 253.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

201 broken records

Margins by which the 201 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1928

Top 20 records on 3 May 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1928	Stratton, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1928	Holly, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1928	Alma, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1928	Beaver City, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1928	Uccle, BE	daily high min	11.9 C (53.4 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	89 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1928	Gove 4W, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1928	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1928	Le Mars, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1928	Dresden, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1928	Franklin, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1928	Minden, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1928	Ravenna, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1928	W Pt, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1928	Las Animas, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1928	Albion, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1928	Savanne, CA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1928	Armagh, GB	daily high min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	52 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1928	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1928	Saint Paul, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1928	Escanaba, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	47 years	23 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1928. 1928 had 255 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 10	166
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2