Weather Records on 3 May 1987

1,122 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1987. Highest significance: Princeton, US.

Key Facts for 3 May 1987

On 3 May 1987, 1,122 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
192 were record highs and 178 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,080 daily.
Princeton set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 3 May 1987.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

1,122 stations

1,122 station records on 3 May 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ciganak	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Curlewis (Pine Cliff)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rowena (Waroonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fladungen-Heufurt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kelvin (Kahana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.6 mm (5.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gossweinstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedoo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bellata (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Herleshausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Bundabarina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Bungara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roth Bei Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Big Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Rossgole)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rouchel Brook (Albano)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Reefs (Clear Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Teuschnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Otaru	Japan	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spickard 7 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,122 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 128, Heaviest daily rainfall 748, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 3 May 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	128
Heaviest daily rainfall	748
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 3 May 1987 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 38, daily 1,080.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,001 broken records

Margins by which the 1,001 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1987

Top 20 records on 3 May 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1987	Princeton, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	90 years	75 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1987	Mullen 3S, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1987	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1987	Collarenebri (Dunumbral), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1987	Murrurundi Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	93 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1987	Ciganak, KZ	all-time rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	20 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1987	Wee Waa (Pendennis), AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	81 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1987	Curlewis (Pine Cliff), AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1987	Pommelsbrunn, DE	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1987	Walgett (Dungalear), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	73 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1987	Mogil Mogil (Benimora), AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	81 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1987	O'Connell (Stratford), AU	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1987	Rowena (Waroonga), AU	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	81 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1987	Wallabadah (Woodton), AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1987	Carinda (Boorooma), AU	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	73 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1987	Schierke, DE	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	99 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1987	Tribune 1W, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1987	Neilrex (Caigan), AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1987	Fladungen-Heufurt, DE	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1987	Angledool (Angledool Station), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	81 years	59 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1987. 1987 had 1,122 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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Data for records on 1987-05-03: 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 20	840
20 to 40	119
40 to 60	35
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2