Weather Records on 3 May 1965

372 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1965. Highest significance: Kahuku 912, US.

Key Facts for 3 May 1965

On 3 May 1965, 372 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
139 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 364 daily.
Kahuku 912 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 108.0 mm (4.3 in) on 3 May 1965.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

372 stations

372 station records on 3 May 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mana 1026	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Punaluu 884	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tasgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kekaha 944	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waiawa 943	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mahinahina 466	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Martins	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kalihi Rsch Site 777	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aracati	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record snow depth	135.0 cm (53.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mescalero	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Umikoa 118	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brevard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.1 C (-9.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kanjirapally	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefonte 4 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Laurier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnel Camp	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

372 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 3 May 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 3 May 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 364.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

287 broken records

Margins by which the 287 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 450.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1965

Top 20 records on 3 May 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1965	Kahuku 912, US	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1965	Mana 1026, US	monthly low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1965	Pahoa 65, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1965	Manoa 712.1, US	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1965	Punaluu 884, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1965	Tasgaon, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1965	Kekaha 944, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1965	Mourilyan Post Office, AU	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1965	Waiawa 943, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1965	Koolau Dam 833, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1965	Haig, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1965	Mahinahina 466, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1965	Bajramaly, TM	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1965	Martins, BR	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1965	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily low min	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	79 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1965	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1965	Ashland, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	70 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1965	Dillingham FAA AP, US	monthly low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1965	Mana 1026, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1965	Tacambaro, MX	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	36 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1965. 1965 had 372 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 1965-05-03: 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 100	284
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1