Weather Records on 3 May 1946

353 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1946. Highest significance: Laurens, US.

Key Facts for 3 May 1946

On 3 May 1946, 353 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 331 daily.
Laurens set a monthly record daily precipitation of 122.7 mm (4.8 in) on 3 May 1946.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

353 stations

353 station records on 3 May 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Laurens	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Little Sioux	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sepaya	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sprague	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
West Branch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
James Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Okemah	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Palasbari	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon Springs 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

353 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 3 May 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 May 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 331.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

294 broken records

Margins by which the 294 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1946

Top 20 records on 3 May 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1946	Laurens, US	monthly rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1946	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1946	Little Sioux, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1946	Sepaya, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1946	Blair, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1946	Belle Plaine, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1946	Sprague, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1946	Calvin, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1946	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1946	Murchison Downs, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1946	Kingston Queens U, CA	monthly low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1946	West Branch, US	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1946	Eastport, US	monthly low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1946	Fremont, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1946	Tekamah, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1946	Walthill 1E, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1946	Atlantic 1 NE, US	monthly rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1946	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	monthly low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	50 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1946	Lumberton, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1946	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	69 years	29 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1946. 1946 had 353 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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Data for records on 1946-05-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	255
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1