Weather Records on 3 May 1982

564 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1982. Highest significance: Lysebotn, NO.

Key Facts for 3 May 1982

On 3 May 1982, 564 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
289 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 552 daily.
Lysebotn set a daily record precipitation of 55.2 mm (2.2 in) on 3 May 1982.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

564 stations

564 station records on 3 May 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Caetano	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Huaquechula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bryce Canyon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nkhata Bay	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nenjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Nelson A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joao Do Tigre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Garrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Etne	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Northdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Murdo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tara (Santo Antonio Do Tara)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oklee	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Correntes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.4 cm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Apizaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Westwold	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coalville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Miguel Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mayo A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.2 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Omsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joao Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chuxiong	China	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Villalba	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Imaculada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chaoyang	China	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hamer 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nenzel 20 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

564 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 194, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 3 May 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	194
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 3 May 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 552.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

469 broken records

Margins by which the 469 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1982

Top 20 records on 3 May 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1982	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1982	Bemidji, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1982	Sao Caetano, BR	monthly rain	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1982	Huaquechula, MX	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1982	Bryce Canyon AP, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1982	Nkhata Bay, MW	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1982	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	monthly low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1982	Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A, CA	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1982	Nenjiang, CN	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1982	American Falls 6 NE, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1982	Ipswich, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1982	Tonala (Smn), MX	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1982	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1982	Midland, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	86 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1982	Fort Nelson A, CA	monthly snowfall	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	5.5 cm (2.2 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1982	Ibapah, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1982	Sao Joao Do Tigre, BR	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1982	Garrison, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1982	Etne, NO	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1982	Northdale, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	51 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1982. 1982 had 564 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	457
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1