Weather Records on 3 May 1932

136 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1932. Highest significance: Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US.

Key Facts for 3 May 1932

On 3 May 1932, 136 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 131 daily.
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 3 May 1932.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

136 stations

136 station records on 3 May 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Folsom	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hirekerur	India	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gladfield Hopefield Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mudigere	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling (1)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mirranatwa (Bowacka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Island 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sadiya India	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

136 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 60.

Records on 3 May 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	60
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 May 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 131.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

99 broken records

Margins by which the 99 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1932

Top 20 records on 3 May 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1932	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1932	Arad, RO	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1932	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1932	Gyzylarbat, TM	monthly low min	4.7 C (40.5 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1932	Bajramaly, TM	daily low min	3.4 C (38.1 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1932	Galva, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1932	Lakin, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1932	Rotenburg (Wumme), DE	daily rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1932	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1932	Ashland, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1932	Grass Valley, US	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1932	Ter Apel, NL	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1932	Riverside 7 SSW, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1932	Putten (Gld), NL	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1932	Heerde, NL	daily rain	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1932	Yreka, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1932	Marshalltown, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1932	Folsom, US	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1932	Oroville 1 N, US	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1932	Toledo 3N, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	19 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1932. 1932 had 136 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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Data for records on 1932-05-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 5	74
5 to 10	12
10 to 15	9
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	1