Weather Records on 3 May 1963

360 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1963. Highest significance: Amiandos, CY.

Key Facts for 3 May 1963

On 3 May 1963, 360 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 232 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 343 daily.
Amiandos set a daily record precipitation of 52.0 mm (2.0 in) on 3 May 1963.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

360 stations

360 station records on 3 May 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Supaul	India	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chandor	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rosthern	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbard	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bradenton Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Punta Gorda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baunsi	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kanker	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bollier	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kamsack	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kharagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Belle	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kamsack	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Punta Gorda	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Rafael	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moosomin	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort George	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wauchula	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Landrum 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stettler	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgedale	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moosehorn	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

360 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 141, Heaviest daily rainfall 76, Heaviest daily snowfall 8.

Records on 3 May 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	141
Heaviest daily rainfall	76
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 May 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 343.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

258 broken records

Margins by which the 258 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1963

Top 20 records on 3 May 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1963	Amiandos, CY	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1963	Supaul, IN	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1963	Chandor, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1963	Ft Pierce, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1963	Banff, CA	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1963	Serampore, IN	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1963	Arcadia, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1963	Lake Placid 2 SW, US	monthly low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1963	Orlando Executive AP, US	monthly low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1963	Marquette, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1963	Riva, IT	daily high max	24.0 C (75.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1963	Rosthern, CA	monthly low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1963	Cheraw, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	65 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1963	Lost River, CA	monthly low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1963	Hubbard, CA	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	54 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1963	Bradenton Exp STN, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	41 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1963	Idaho City, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	66 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1963	Sloan 3 S, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	53 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1963	Dillon, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	53 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1963	Greenwood, CA	monthly low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	45 years	29 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1963. 1963 had 360 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	245
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1