Weather Records on 3 May 1968

324 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1968. Highest significance: Spring Creek Station, AU.

Key Facts for 3 May 1968

On 3 May 1968, 324 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
93 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 314 daily.
Spring Creek Station set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 3 May 1968.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

324 stations

324 station records on 3 May 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chettikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnoshelye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Muddebihal	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Afogados da Ingazeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wistaria	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tirukkattupalli	India	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perumbalur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jayamkondam	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nelamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cranganore	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kumbhakonam	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Branca (Imoroti)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nannilam	India	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chudleigh Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Ipaguassu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jardim de Angicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kyneton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Johanna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nabowla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ariyalur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Araquem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pau Dos Ferros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
South Springfield (South Sprin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Im. Poliny Osipenko	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mukundapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nabawa	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Palacode	India	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Thathaiengarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Loco Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lalgudi	India	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Isla Perez	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

324 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 3 May 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 3 May 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 314.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

272 broken records

Margins by which the 272 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1968

Top 20 records on 3 May 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1968	Spring Creek Station, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1968	Chettikulam, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1968	Krasnoshelye, RU	monthly rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1968	Burrundie Railway Station, AU	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1968	Muddebihal, IN	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1968	Afogados da Ingazeira (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1968	Wistaria, CA	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1968	Tirukkattupalli, IN	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1968	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily high max	30.3 C (86.5 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	68 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1968	Perumbalur, IN	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1968	Jayamkondam, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1968	Nevada Wtp, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1968	Oenpelli, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1968	Nelamangala, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1968	Cranganore, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1968	Kumbhakonam, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1968	Agua Branca (Imoroti), BR	monthly rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1968	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1968	Nannilam, IN	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1968	Corning, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	72 years	33 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1968. 1968 had 324 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	248
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1