Weather Records on 3 May 1989

563 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1989. Highest significance: Olinda #1 332, US.

Key Facts for 3 May 1989

On 3 May 1989, 563 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
267 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 545 daily.
Olinda #1 332 set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 3 May 1989.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

563 stations

563 station records on 3 May 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Olinda #1 332	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salitre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buritizal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz-Caparao (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka WFO Woodley Is	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ibia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tully Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Termez	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld	Bermuda [United Kingdom]	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Creel (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Khudjand	Tajikistan	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgton 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Millbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka WFO Woodley Is	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zahedan	Iran	Record low minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record low minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Edward Macdowell Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose da Bela Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Machias	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hana AP 355	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dimbokro	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Matias Romero (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pinnacles Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

563 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 138, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 May 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	138
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 May 1989 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 545.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

443 broken records

Margins by which the 443 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1989

Top 20 records on 3 May 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1989	Olinda #1 332, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1989	Karlshamn, SE	daily high min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	98 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1989	Adin Rs, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1989	Salitre, BR	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1989	Chardzhev, TM	daily low max	11.9 C (53.4 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1989	Calhoun City, US	monthly low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	73 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1989	Buritizal, BR	daily rain	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1989	Jacksboro, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1989	Ico, BR	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1989	Holyoke, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1989	Bowie, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1989	Fergana, UZ	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	89 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1989	Santa Cruz-Caparao (Dnos), BR	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1989	Millinocket, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1989	Angleton 2 W, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1989	Leitchfield 2 N, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	78 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1989	Lake City, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1989	Eureka WFO Woodley Is, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1989	Ibia, BR	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1989	Malvern, GB	daily high max	23.7 C (74.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	72 years	32 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1989. 1989 had 563 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 1989-05-03: 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 50	441
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1