Weather Records on 3 May 1954

1,210 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1954. Highest significance: Innsbruck, AT.

Key Facts for 3 May 1954

On 3 May 1954, 1,210 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
148 were record highs and 834 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 146 monthly and 1,064 daily.
Innsbruck set a daily record precipitation of 44.7 mm (1.8 in) on 3 May 1954.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

1,210 stations

1,210 station records on 3 May 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ignace	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Darbhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marungapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jaggiayapet	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dryden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bon Wier	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvannamalai	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Faribault	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bahera	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atikokan Cli	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Natchitoches	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amery	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,210 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 439, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 395, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 3 May 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	439
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	395
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 3 May 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 146, daily 1,064.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

986 broken records

Margins by which the 986 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 226.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1954

Top 20 records on 3 May 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1954	Innsbruck, AT	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1954	Ashland Exp Farm, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1954	Savanne, CA	daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1954	Houma, US	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1954	Paradis 7 S, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1954	Ignace, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1954	Darbhanga, IN	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1954	Annapolis US Naval Aca, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1954	Chestertown, US	monthly rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1954	Marungapuri, IN	monthly rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1954	Canton 4 SE, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1954	Schriever, US	monthly rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1954	Jaggiayapet, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1954	Douglas, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1954	Marion 1 N, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1954	Miles City, US	monthly low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1954	Rapelje, US	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1954	Dryden, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1954	Bon Wier, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1954	New Martinsville 4 NNE, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	36 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1954. 1954 had 1,210 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	966
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1