Weather Records on 3 May 1940

550 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1940. Highest significance: Bidar, IN.

Key Facts for 3 May 1940

On 3 May 1940, 550 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
168 were record highs and 217 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 508 daily.
Bidar set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 3 May 1940.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

550 stations

550 station records on 3 May 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bidar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harihar	India	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sorab	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hay River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Janwada	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sirsi	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Turaiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Keonjhargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grove City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lost Creek Near	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gadhinglaj	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glenmorgan	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuwpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arkalgud	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Philo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hinton 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ryan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Agra	India	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sindgi	India	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

550 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 157, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 3 May 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	157
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 May 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 42, daily 508.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

441 broken records

Margins by which the 441 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1940

Top 20 records on 3 May 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1940	Bidar, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1940	Harihar, IN	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1940	Sorab, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1940	Hay River, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1940	Janwada, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1940	Alur, IN	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1940	Belur, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1940	Upper Shillong, IN	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1940	Sirsi, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1940	Chelsea, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1940	Holy Cross, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1940	Turaiyur, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1940	Gila Bend 2SE, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1940	Lake Konomoc, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1940	Cave Run Lake, US	monthly low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	22 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1940	Warren 3 S, US	monthly low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1940	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	60 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1940	St Georges, CA	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1940	Keonjhargarh, IN	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1940	Santa Fe, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	60 years	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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1940. 1940 had 550 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	426
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1