Weather Records on 3 May 1941

456 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1941. Highest significance: Haskell, US.

Key Facts for 3 May 1941

On 3 May 1941, 456 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 429 daily.
Haskell set a daily record precipitation of 82.6 mm (3.3 in) on 3 May 1941.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

456 stations

456 station records on 3 May 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Austwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Childress 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tadpatri	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mekliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dewan	India	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gohpur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nalbari	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lungleh	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sherkawan	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Baudette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Berens River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

456 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 115.

Records on 3 May 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 May 1941 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 429.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

358 broken records

Margins by which the 358 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1941

Top 20 records on 3 May 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1941	Haskell, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1941	Bloomfield 3 SE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1941	Austwell, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1941	Chillicothe, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1941	Bottineau, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1941	Bad Muskau, DE	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1941	Willow City, US	monthly rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1941	Childress 3 W, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1941	Alice, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1941	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily low max	5.3 C (41.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	79 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1941	Dawson, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1941	Gorlitz, DE	monthly low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1941	Miami, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1941	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	monthly low min	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1941	Vriddhachalam, IN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1941	Crosbyton, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1941	Quanah 2 SW, US	all-time rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1941	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1941	Magdeburg, DE	monthly low max	5.9 C (42.6 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1941	Regensburg, DE	monthly low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	49 years	30 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1941. 1941 had 456 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	326
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1