Weather Records on 3 May 1991

987 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1991. Highest significance: Jamestown State Hosp, US.

Key Facts for 3 May 1991

On 3 May 1991, 987 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
235 were record highs and 296 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 931 daily.
Jamestown State Hosp set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 3 May 1991.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

987 stations

987 station records on 3 May 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Rugby	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
High Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pony	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hosston	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paul 1ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Contact	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Conde	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Throckmorton	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jacup Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carson	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Killdeer 8 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ralph 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Underwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hague	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Onaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mott	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bryant	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Owl	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bismarck 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shreveport	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gauhati	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

987 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 183, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 274, Heaviest daily snowfall 143, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 3 May 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	183
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	274
Heaviest daily snowfall	143
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 3 May 1991 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 53, daily 931.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

755 broken records

Margins by which the 755 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1991

Top 20 records on 3 May 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1991	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	90 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1991	Rugby, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	86 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1991	Munday, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	77 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1991	High Springs, US	daily rain	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	127.7 mm (5.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1991	Rupert 3 WSW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1991	New England, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	94 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1991	Lemmon, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1991	Wallace 2W, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1991	Washburn, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	85 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1991	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1991	Bridger 2 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1991	Pony, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	95 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1991	Hosston, US	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1991	Mc Clusky, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1991	Silver Lake Brighton, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1991	Newcastle, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1991	Hermosa 3 SSW, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1991	Pettibone, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1991	Westhope, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	85 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1991	Sundance, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	95 years	48 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1991. 1991 had 987 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 50	662
50 to 100	63
100 to 150	24
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1