Weather Records on 3 May 1943

417 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1943. Highest significance: Ballina (Crowley Village), AU.

Key Facts for 3 May 1943

On 3 May 1943, 417 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
271 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 406 daily.
Ballina (Crowley Village) set a daily record precipitation of 188.0 mm (7.4 in) on 3 May 1943.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

417 stations

417 station records on 3 May 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kalvan	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bodinayakkanur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lottah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sasvad	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shahapur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moorina (Frome Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Haliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barabazar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Scott City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cinclare	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

417 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 186, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 107, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 May 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	186
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 May 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 406.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

317 broken records

Margins by which the 317 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1943

Top 20 records on 3 May 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1943	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1943	Kalvan, IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1943	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1943	Parrsboro, CA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1943	Ringarooma (Charles Street), AU	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1943	Bodinayakkanur, IN	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1943	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1943	Lottah, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1943	Goulds Country Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1943	Lilydale Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1943	Branxholm (Stoke Street), AU	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1943	Shawinigan, CA	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	13 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1943	Sasvad, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1943	Ramornie, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1943	St Patricks River (Targa Farm), AU	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1943	Scottsdale, AU	monthly rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1943	Pioneer (Main Road), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1943	Tombstone, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1943	Nappan Cda, CA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1943	Sonora, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	33 years	28 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1943. 1943 had 417 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	300
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1