Weather Records on 3 May 1951

336 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1951. Highest significance: Cloverdale, US.

Key Facts for 3 May 1951

On 3 May 1951, 336 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 333 daily.
Cloverdale set a daily record precipitation of 44.7 mm (1.8 in) on 3 May 1951.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

336 stations

336 station records on 3 May 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	68.0 cm (26.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kandukur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Udumalpet	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Markapur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Khamaria	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bobbili	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tekkali	India	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	74.0 cm (29.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Samrala	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kovvur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Conway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rapur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Adanakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eichstatt-Landershofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gudur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wallajah	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Changenachery	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	98.0 cm (38.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Addanki	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tijeras Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvur(Tiruvvru)	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	81.0 cm (31.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clearlake Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

336 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 173, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 3 May 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 3 May 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 333.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

271 broken records

Margins by which the 271 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 580.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1951

Top 20 records on 3 May 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1951	Cloverdale, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1951	Kakinada, IN	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1951	Herefoss, NO	daily snow depth	68.0 cm (26.8 in)	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1951	Anakapalli, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1951	Kandukur, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1951	Kalahasti, IN	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1951	Marysville, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1951	Udumalpet, IN	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1951	Markapur, IN	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1951	Khamaria, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1951	Bobbili, IN	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1951	Mykland, NO	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1951	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1951	Pundi, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1951	Tekkali, IN	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1951	Aseral, NO	daily snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1951	Tuddal, NO	daily snow depth	74.0 cm (29.1 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1951	Luling, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1951	Puttur, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1951	Stuttgart-Stadt, DE	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	31 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1951. 1951 had 336 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1951-05-03: 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 100	264
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1