Weather Records on 3 May 1962

243 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1962. Highest significance: Odesa, UA.

Key Facts for 3 May 1962

On 3 May 1962, 243 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 231 daily.
Odesa set a daily record precipitation of 46.6 mm (1.8 in) on 3 May 1962.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

243 stations

243 station records on 3 May 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	106.0 cm (41.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reedy Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calcutta/Alipore	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caracara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alta Lake 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Budge Budge	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Meanook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Valemount	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Telkwa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hinnomunjie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland House	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kukrahati	India	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Fernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Silda Belpahari	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tonk	India	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

243 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 101, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 3 May 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 3 May 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 231.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

195 broken records

Margins by which the 195 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 420.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1962

Top 20 records on 3 May 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1962	Odesa, UA	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1962	Butchers Ridge Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1962	Buchan, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1962	Lakes Entrance Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1962	Bulken, NO	daily snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1962	Ensay, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1962	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1962	Fort St James, CA	monthly snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1962	Roldal, NO	daily snow depth	106.0 cm (41.7 in)	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1962	Reedy Flat, AU	monthly rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1962	Bruthen (Post Office), AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1962	Nikolaev, UA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1962	Bonang, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1962	Sagar Island, IN	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1962	Scotland Neck, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	85 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1962	St Andrews, CA	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	81 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1962	Sandheads, IN	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1962	Calcutta/Alipore, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1962	Delegate River, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1962	Bairnsdale Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	32 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1962. 1962 had 243 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 May 1962
Margin	Records
0 to 100	191
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1