Weather Records on 3 May 1947

879 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1947. Highest significance: Naraling, AU.

Key Facts for 3 May 1947

On 3 May 1947, 879 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
563 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 833 daily.
Naraling set an all-time record daily precipitation of 90.9 mm (3.6 in) on 3 May 1947.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

879 stations

879 station records on 3 May 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Naraling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wooramel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rottnest Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nangetty	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yarragadee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaragan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wicka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carbla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Keninup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mingenew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Byro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boolathana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carnamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mogumber	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wannamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Av-A-Rest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gnowangerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bookara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Duranillin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aiea Fld 764A	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coorow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tootra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boyanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goomalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelin Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hakea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meedo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mooliabeenee Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kawailoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boyup Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buntine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marradong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wanobbing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aldersyde Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yallalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Northampton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oakabella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Landscape Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brickhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tenindewa Bindu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ytiniche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

879 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 412, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 264.

Records on 3 May 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	412
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	264
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 May 1947 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 43, daily 833.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

743 broken records

Margins by which the 743 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1947

Top 20 records on 3 May 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1947	Naraling, AU	all-time rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1947	Wooramel, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1947	Rottnest Island Lighthouse, AU	all-time rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1947	Woolgorong, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1947	Nangetty, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1947	Yarragadee, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1947	Dandaragan, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1947	Wicka, AU	monthly rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1947	Kulgam, IN	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1947	Carbla Station, AU	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1947	Yuna, AU	monthly rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1947	Keninup, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1947	Mingenew, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1947	Newington, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1947	Carnarvon Post Office, AU	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1947	Byro, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1947	Boolathana, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1947	Carnamah, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1947	Mogumber, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1947	Wannamal, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	47 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1947. 1947 had 879 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 1947-05-03: 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 20	680
20 to 40	52
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1