Weather Records on 3 May 2003

934 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 2003. Highest significance: Skardu, PK.

Key Facts for 3 May 2003

On 3 May 2003, 934 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
557 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 879 daily.
Skardu set a monthly record daily precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 3 May 2003.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

934 stations

934 station records on 3 May 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Skardu	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
U C L A	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Torrance AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Juncal Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Priest Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
San Gabriel Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Long Beach Daugherty AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ventura	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland Hills Pierce College	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Diablo Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sater_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saugus Pwr Plt 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Piru 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burbank Valley Pump Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandviken	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Monica Pier	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
N Stratford	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tanhuato (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wilson Cbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salsipuedes Gaging STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canaan	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koror	Palau	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Skillingaryd	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tjarnas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calistoga	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Julian Cdf	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toluca (Obs)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cachuma Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw 3WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bilma	Niger	Record low minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pinnacles Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Margarita Boost	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

934 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 298, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 259, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 281, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 3 May 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	298
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	259
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	281
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 May 2003 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 38, daily 879.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

667 broken records

Margins by which the 667 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 2003

Top 20 records on 3 May 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 2003	Skardu, PK	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	75 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2003	U C L A, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2003	Torrance AP, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2003	Juncal Dam, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2003	San Luis Obispo Poly, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2003	Napa State Hospital, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2003	Priest Valley, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2003	San Gabriel Fire Dept, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2003	Long Beach Daugherty AP, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2003	East Park Rsvr, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2003	Faribault, US	monthly low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2003	Palomar Mtn Obsy, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2003	Uman, UA	daily high min	14.6 C (58.3 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	106 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2003	Kentfield, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2003	Ventura, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2003	Woodland Hills Pierce College, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2003	Tacambaro, MX	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2003	Mt Diablo Junction, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2003	Sater_D, SE	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2003	Santa Barbara, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	44 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2003. 2003 had 934 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 2003-05-03: 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 25	644
25 to 50	20
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1