Weather Records on 3 May 1945

486 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1945. Highest significance: Vastervik, SE.

Key Facts for 3 May 1945

On 3 May 1945, 486 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
137 were record highs and 193 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 452 daily.
Vastervik set a daily record precipitation of 28.1 mm (1.1 in) on 3 May 1945.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

486 stations

486 station records on 3 May 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nesbyen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Luis Gomes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caninde de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mudhol	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atherton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Serra Negra Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kolhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pombal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pianco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arcoverde (Rio Branco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pao de Acucar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cajazeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Araci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Tucunduba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

486 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 119, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 May 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	119
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 May 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 452.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

392 broken records

Margins by which the 392 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1945

Top 20 records on 3 May 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1945	Vastervik, SE	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1945	Olands Norra Udde, SE	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1945	Nesbyen, NO	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1945	Tunhovd, NO	monthly rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1945	Hedal I Valdres, NO	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1945	Geilo, NO	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1945	Rjukan, NO	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1945	Tuddal, NO	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1945	Luis Gomes, BR	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1945	Rauland, NO	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1945	Skara 1, SE	monthly rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1945	Halden, NO	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1945	Orje, NO	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1945	Lifjell, NO	daily rain	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1945	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	monthly rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1945	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1945	Caninde de Sao Francisco, BR	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1945	Mudhol, IN	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1945	Stromsfoss Sluse, NO	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1945	Agua Branca, BR	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)

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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1945. 1945 had 486 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	338
10 to 20	36
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1