Weather Records on 3 May 1988

782 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1988. Highest significance: Peppermint Grove, AU.

Key Facts for 3 May 1988

On 3 May 1988, 782 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
264 were record highs and 267 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 743 daily.
Peppermint Grove set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 3 May 1988.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

782 stations

782 station records on 3 May 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ongerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Woogenellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lake Biddy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Warriup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Karabutak	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kojaneerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Borden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Manypeaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Imbil Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chirelillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Koumac (Nlle-Caledo	New Caledonia [France]	Record daily precipitation	839.0 mm (33.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Donald	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Guaimbe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Haswell	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yellanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mianelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Redmond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Twolganup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bonny Dam 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Peter 4ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newdegate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norcatur 3WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wellfleet	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Comstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Makanga	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
White Gums	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nyabing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newdegate Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Matua	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Damar	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nurata	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

782 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 156, Heaviest daily rainfall 232, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 3 May 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	156
Heaviest daily rainfall	232
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 3 May 1988 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 38, daily 743.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

612 broken records

Margins by which the 612 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 768.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1988

Top 20 records on 3 May 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1988	Peppermint Grove, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1988	Woodburn, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1988	Ongerup, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1988	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1988	Woogenellup, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1988	Lake Biddy, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1988	Warriup, AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1988	Karabutak, KZ	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1988	Saint Francis, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1988	Kojaneerup, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1988	Borden, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1988	Manypeaks, AU	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1988	Imbil Forestry, AU	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1988	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1988	Chirelillup, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1988	Bremer Bay, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1988	Burlington, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1988	Ogallala, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1988	Koumac (Nlle-Caledo, NC	daily rain	839.0 mm (33.0 in)	768.0 mm (30.2 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1988	Mc Donald, US	monthly rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	50 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1988. 1988 had 782 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 1988-05-03: 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	604
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1