Weather Records on 3 May 1960

280 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1960. Highest significance: Thamaraikulam, IN.

Key Facts for 3 May 1960

On 3 May 1960, 280 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 268 daily.
Thamaraikulam set a daily record precipitation of 94.6 mm (3.7 in) on 3 May 1960.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

280 stations

280 station records on 3 May 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Thamaraikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kottaram	India	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aramboly	India	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Parur	India	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Srivilliputhur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eromanga - Webber St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mulki	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Daly River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aracati	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Governador Dix-Sept Rosado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Benito	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Devikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Skagway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shorlakode	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
M.O. Amini	India	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Meycode Adandai	India	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barstow	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harlingen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Flin Flon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Thadikarekonam	India	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Edinburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Salao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

280 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 114, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 3 May 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 3 May 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 268.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

213 broken records

Margins by which the 213 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1960

Top 20 records on 3 May 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1960	Thamaraikulam, IN	daily rain	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1960	Kottaram, IN	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1960	Aramboly, IN	monthly rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1960	Parur, IN	daily rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1960	Srivilliputhur, IN	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1960	Rio Grande City, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	11.6 C (20.9 F)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1960	Eromanga - Webber St, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1960	Mulki, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	98.7 mm (3.9 in)	2 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1960	Kuzhithurai, IN	daily rain	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1960	Daly River Police, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1960	Aracati, BR	daily rain	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1960	Bowman, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1960	Trichur, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1960	Mission 4 W, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1960	Governador Dix-Sept Rosado, BR	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1960	Parasala, IN	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1960	Raymondville, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1960	San Benito, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1960	Burrundie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1960	Devikulam, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	30 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1960. 1960 had 280 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 20	183
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2