Weather Records on 3 May 2005

1,570 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 2005. Highest significance: Chama, US.

Key Facts for 3 May 2005

On 3 May 2005, 1,570 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
413 were record highs and 833 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 218 monthly and 1,350 daily.
Chama set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 3 May 2005.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

1,570 stations

1,570 station records on 3 May 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chama	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Burracoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Belka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Krasnoufimsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fort Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ufa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cowcowing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Narryer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mukinbudin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Friars Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wialki	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bodallin South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Trayning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Badgingarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beacon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kitlane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Youanmi Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
El Burrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hengelo (O)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Udskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nungarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Redwing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seven Oaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brazos Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Norcia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nokaning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Danberrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bodallin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,570 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 303, Highest daily minimum 306, Lowest daily minimum 530, Heaviest daily rainfall 311, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 3 May 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	303
Highest daily minimum	306
Lowest daily minimum	530
Heaviest daily rainfall	311
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 3 May 2005 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 218, daily 1,350.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,192 broken records

Margins by which the 1,192 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 2005

Top 20 records on 3 May 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 2005	Chama, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	73 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2005	Burracoppin, AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2005	Belka, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2005	Krasnoufimsk, RU	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2005	Fort Hill, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2005	Ufa, RU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2005	Cowcowing, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2005	Mount Narryer, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2005	Mukinbudin, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2005	Friars Well, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2005	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	monthly low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	97 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2005	Wialki, AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2005	Bodallin South, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2005	Mason City, US	monthly low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	110 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2005	Aberdeen, US	monthly low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	98 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2005	Bonnie Rock, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2005	Beria, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2005	Grinnell 3 SW, US	monthly low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	97 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2005	Clinton #1, US	monthly low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2005	Elkader 6 SSW, US	monthly low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	51 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2005. 2005 had 1,570 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 2005-05-03: 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	1,186
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1