Weather Records on 3 May 1970

464 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1970. Highest significance: Schierke, DE.

Key Facts for 3 May 1970

On 3 May 1970, 464 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
186 were record highs and 182 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 427 daily.
Schierke set a daily record snow depth of 48.0 cm (18.9 in) on 3 May 1970.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

464 stations

464 station records on 3 May 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Schierke	Germany	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Polis	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	285.0 cm (112.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brekke I Sogn	Norway	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Minette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palestina (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Toliman	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marathon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Angelo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
McCamey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
U C L A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

464 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 104, Heaviest daily rainfall 82, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 3 May 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	104
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 3 May 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 37, daily 427.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

380 broken records

Margins by which the 380 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1550.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1970

Top 20 records on 3 May 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1970	Schierke, DE	daily snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1970	Polis, CY	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1970	Altastenberg, DE	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1970	Brocken, DE	daily snow depth	285.0 cm (112.2 in)	155.0 cm (61.0 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1970	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1970	Port Hastings, CA	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1970	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	monthly low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1970	Elba, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1970	San Diego de la Union, MX	monthly low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1970	Jennings, US	monthly low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1970	Canton 4N, US	monthly low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1970	Red Hill South, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1970	Brekke I Sogn, NO	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1970	Livingston, US	monthly low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1970	Chula Vista, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1970	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1970	Monticello, US	monthly low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1970	State UNIV, US	monthly low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1970	Bjelasnica, BA	daily low min	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	68 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1970	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	60 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1970. 1970 had 464 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 200	377
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	0
1400 to 1600	1