Weather Records on 3 May 1957

292 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1957. Highest significance: Prattville, US.

Key Facts for 3 May 1957

On 3 May 1957, 292 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 289 daily.
Prattville set a daily record precipitation of 88.6 mm (3.5 in) on 3 May 1957.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

292 stations

292 station records on 3 May 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Prattville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Motte (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia Polisie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tazewell 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jamkhandi	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mahendraganj	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coffee Springs 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Colstrip	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lokenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rooirivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hopefield (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pieter Meintjies (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Davangire	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kuna	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaliakheri	India	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

292 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 May 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 May 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 289.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

218 broken records

Margins by which the 218 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1957

Top 20 records on 3 May 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1957	Prattville, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1957	Sedgwick, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1957	Erick, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1957	La Motte (Bos), ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1957	Milledgeville, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1957	Buffalo 2 SSW, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1957	Vrugbaar, ZA	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1957	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	75 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1957	Okeene, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1957	Fernandina Beach, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1957	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	77 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1957	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1957	Crested Butte, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1957	Ft Yates 4 SW, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	57 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1957	Calera, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1957	Hammon 3 SSW, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1957	Glennville 3NW, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1957	Philadelphia Polisie, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1957	Arnett 3NE, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1957	Kluitjeskraal (Bos), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	27 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1957. 1957 had 292 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 1957-05-03: 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 20	198
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1