Weather Records on 3 May 1979

1,217 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1979. Highest significance: Coondambo, AU.

Key Facts for 3 May 1979

On 3 May 1979, 1,217 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
115 were record highs and 304 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 1,167 daily.
Coondambo set a daily record precipitation of 44.4 mm (1.7 in) on 3 May 1979.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

1,217 stations

1,217 station records on 3 May 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coondambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Meribah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Walpa (Danyo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Undoolya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Canegrass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Burtundy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Navarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Van Buren 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas Hensley Fld NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Narraport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pascoe Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgunnia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tottington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Skipton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Willow Point)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eversley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glenloth Shingle Hut Hmsd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Little River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stonington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Winnininnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woomelang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Preston Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morchard (the Rocks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mildura Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Round Spring 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pyramid	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock (Yednalue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Creswick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moonambel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Balliang East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,217 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 235, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 727, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 3 May 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	235
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	727
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 3 May 1979 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 49, daily 1,167.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,104 broken records

Margins by which the 1,104 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1979

Top 20 records on 3 May 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1979	Coondambo, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	90 years	75 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1979	Meribah, AU	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1979	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	111 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1979	Blinman, AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1979	Walpa (Danyo), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1979	Lebanon 2W, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1979	Undoolya, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1979	Ballan, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	90 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1979	Centerville 5 NE, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	84 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1979	Canegrass, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1979	Wentworth (Burtundy), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	97 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1979	Cathcart, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1979	Houston, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1979	Koonamore, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1979	Navarre, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1979	Deer Park, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1979	Van Buren 1 NE, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1979	Dallas Hensley Fld NAS, US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1979	Quorn (Depot Flat), AU	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1979	Narraport, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)

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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1979. 1979 had 1,217 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1979-05-03: 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	1,096
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1