Weather Records on 3 May 1986

965 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1986. Highest significance: Devoncourt Station, AU.

Key Facts for 3 May 1986

On 3 May 1986, 965 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
531 were record highs and 236 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 933 daily.
Devoncourt Station set a daily record precipitation of 52.0 mm (2.0 in) on 3 May 1986.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

965 stations

965 station records on 3 May 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Devoncourt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnohrad	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kelly Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carsland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weert	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
De Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oban Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Russleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ludinghausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palizada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Velykyi Burluk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shasta Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lame Deer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ixhuatlan del Cafe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dannemora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nochistlan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atil	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Norderney	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Slatteroy Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hoseda Hard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poset	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

965 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 322, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 209, Lowest daily minimum 142, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 3 May 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	322
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	209
Lowest daily minimum	142
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 May 1986 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 30, daily 933.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

771 broken records

Margins by which the 771 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1986

Top 20 records on 3 May 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1986	Devoncourt Station, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	91 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1986	Aurukun Shire Council, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1986	Krasnohrad, UA	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1986	Kelly Rch, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1986	Belgorod, RU	monthly rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1986	Carsland, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1986	Weert, NL	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1986	Vanersborg, SE	daily high max	23.6 C (74.5 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1986	De Quincy, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1986	Liberty 1 NE, US	monthly low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1986	Oban Station, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1986	El Carmen (Smn), MX	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1986	Troicko-Pecherskoe, RU	daily low min	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	95 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1986	Russleigh, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1986	South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L, AU	daily rain	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1986	Vestervig, DK	daily high min	9.5 C (49.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	95 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1986	Ludinghausen, DE	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1986	Palizada, MX	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1986	Velykyi Burluk, UA	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1986	Calton Hills Station, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	37 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1986. 1986 had 965 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 10	720
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1