Weather Records on 3 May 1930

279 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1930. Highest significance: Pullman Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 3 May 1930

On 3 May 1930, 279 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
159 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 277 daily.
Pullman Exp STN set a daily record precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 3 May 1930.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

279 stations

279 station records on 3 May 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dapto West (Stane Dykes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Windellima (Budjong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Araluen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lochinvar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jindabyne West (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheljabinsk-Balandi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bobundara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

279 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 96, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 3 May 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 May 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 277.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

231 broken records

Margins by which the 231 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 118.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1930

Top 20 records on 3 May 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1930	Pullman Exp STN, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1930	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1930	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1930	Batemans Bay Post Office, AU	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1930	Concord Walker Hospital, AU	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1930	Dapto West (Stane Dykes), AU	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1930	Windellima (Budjong), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1930	Joseph, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1930	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1930	Ft Morgan, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1930	Guthrie 5S, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1930	Araluen Post Office, AU	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1930	Bemboka Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1930	Mosman (Bapaume Road), AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1930	Yarmouth, CA	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1930	Lochinvar, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1930	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	51 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1930	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1930	Ashfield Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1930	Pinal Rch, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	25 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1930. 1930 had 279 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 20	206
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2