Weather Records on 3 May 1929

329 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1929. Highest significance: Carlisle, US.

Key Facts for 3 May 1929

On 3 May 1929, 329 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 315 daily.
Carlisle set a daily record precipitation of 64.3 mm (2.5 in) on 3 May 1929.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

329 stations

329 station records on 3 May 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg River Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
West Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Centre Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Abitibi Post	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Deer Park	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manor Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brazoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zanesville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

329 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 3 May 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 3 May 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 315.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

269 broken records

Margins by which the 269 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1929

Top 20 records on 3 May 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1929	Carlisle, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1929	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1929	Frederick Police Brks, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1929	Selinsgrove 2 S, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1929	Harrisburg River Gage, US	monthly rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1929	Tuttlingen, DE	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1929	Hagerstown 1E, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1929	Harrisville, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1929	Keene, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1929	Emmitsburg, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1929	New Cumberland L/D, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1929	Towanda 1 S, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1929	Harpers Ferry River, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1929	Franklin, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1929	Tafelberg Hall, ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1929	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1929	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1929	Ottawa Cda, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1929	Concord, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1929	West Newton, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	34 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1929. 1929 had 329 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 25	253
25 to 50	13
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1