Weather Records on 3 May 1955

811 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1955. Highest significance: Chatarpur, IN.

Key Facts for 3 May 1955

On 3 May 1955, 811 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
355 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 794 daily.
Chatarpur set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 3 May 1955.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

811 stations

811 station records on 3 May 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chatarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Panna	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Merta City	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aurangabad	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ceylon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Garland	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chaibasa	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nawadah	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kolaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Colony	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape de Couedic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tugaske	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Petcheys Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Lagoon (Hawks Nest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prudente de Morais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pedras de Abelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Begusarai	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Frei Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pense	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Cedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caraubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelbourg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quixeramobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tugaske	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nawarangpur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waterkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mildred	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingscote (Karinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dom Mauricio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nalgonda	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rasra	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Itatira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Longlac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sonaula	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kharsawan	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Strehla	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Broadholm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Campo Maior	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gannavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagar Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tamar	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Quiteria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nuzvid	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

811 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 219, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 343, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 3 May 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	219
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	343
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 3 May 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 794.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

661 broken records

Margins by which the 661 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1955

Top 20 records on 3 May 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1955	Chatarpur, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1955	Panna, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1955	Merta City, IN	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1955	Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	62 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1955	Miles City, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1955	Aurangabad, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1955	Ceylon, CA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1955	Garland, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1955	Chaibasa, IN	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1955	Namdalseid, NO	daily snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1955	Culbertson, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1955	Assiniboia, CA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1955	Nawadah, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1955	Kolaghat, IN	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1955	Colony, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1955	Humboldt, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1955	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1955	Cape de Couedic, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1955	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1955	Tugaske, CA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1955. 1955 had 811 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 1955-05-03: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	648
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1