Weather Records on 3 May 1994

703 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1994. Highest significance: Jinzhou, CN.

Key Facts for 3 May 1994

On 3 May 1994, 703 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
292 were record highs and 296 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 642 daily.
Jinzhou set a monthly record daily precipitation of 112.4 mm (4.4 in) on 3 May 1994.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

703 stations

703 station records on 3 May 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yingkou	China	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dequeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chifeng	China	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morrilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chengde	China	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dalian	China	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tianjin	China	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Planes	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fordyce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ganzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis de la Paz	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fowlerton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tajshet	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Collinsville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Daroca	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blytheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bushnell 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alpharetta 4 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Packwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Datong	China	Record low maximum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chuxiong	China	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lincang	China	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

703 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 221, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 3 May 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	221
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 3 May 1994 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 60, daily 642.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

533 broken records

Margins by which the 533 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1994

Top 20 records on 3 May 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1994	Jinzhou, CN	monthly rain	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1994	Mena, US	monthly low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1994	Yingkou, CN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1994	Rosedale Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	77 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1994	Pine Bluff, US	monthly low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1994	Paris, US	monthly low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1994	Dequeen, US	monthly low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1994	Dutch Harbor, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	71 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1994	Durant, US	monthly low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1994	Vero Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1994	Chifeng, CN	monthly rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1994	Morrilton, US	monthly low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1994	Manati 2 E, PR	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1994	Visby_Flygplats, SE	monthly low min	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1994	Newport, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	83 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1994	Corinth 5 WSW, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	87 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1994	Okmulgee Wtr Wks, US	monthly low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1994	Tallahassee, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1994	Chengde, CN	monthly rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1994	Dalian, CN	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	38 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1994. 1994 had 703 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 1994-05-03: 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 10	494
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	3