Weather Records on 3 May 1938

527 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1938. Highest significance: Stevens Pt, US.

Key Facts for 3 May 1938

On 3 May 1938, 527 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
397 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 514 daily.
Stevens Pt set a daily record precipitation of 56.6 mm (2.2 in) on 3 May 1938.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

527 stations

527 station records on 3 May 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Edgewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dantan	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalna	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aledo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Gasworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

527 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 254, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 55, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 3 May 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	254
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	55
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 May 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 514.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

347 broken records

Margins by which the 347 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1938

Top 20 records on 3 May 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1938	Stevens Pt, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1938	Long Lake Dam, US	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1938	Barkerville, CA	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1938	Iowa Falls, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1938	Prentice #2, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1938	Cheesman, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1938	Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1938	Lares, PR	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1938	Bancroft, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1938	Oconto 4 W, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1938	Austin #2, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1938	Clearbrook, US	monthly low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1938	Edgewater, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1938	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1938	Unionville, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	42 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1938	Blaine, US	monthly low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1938	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1938	Dantan, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1938	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	42 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1938	Dialville 2 W, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	39 years	22 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1938. 1938 had 527 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	327
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1