Weather Records on 3 May 2006

633 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 2006. Highest significance: Palmerville, AU.

Key Facts for 3 May 2006

On 3 May 2006, 633 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
287 were record highs and 214 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 606 daily.
Palmerville set a daily record precipitation of 60.8 mm (2.4 in) on 3 May 2006.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

633 stations

633 station records on 3 May 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Kassala	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	361.2 mm (14.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Trent	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Concepcion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Tepetitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Caplinger Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moberly	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thursday Island Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tepelmeme de Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Tuna 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Xichu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Refugio de Los Ibarra	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morovis 1 N	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nueva Santa Elena	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Afyon	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Epping	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston Airport Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Piedras Exp STN	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buynaksk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Meacham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Enyeje	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hopen	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bobo Dioulasso	Burkina Faso	Record low minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Heathlands National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Valerio Trujano	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

633 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 3 May 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 3 May 2006 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 24, daily 606.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

473 broken records

Margins by which the 473 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 2006

Top 20 records on 3 May 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 2006	Palmerville, AU	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 May 2006	Coen Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2006	Kassala, SD	all-time rain	361.2 mm (14.2 in)	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	11 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2006	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	125 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2006	Trent, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2006	Presa la Concepcion, MX	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2006	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	116 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2006	Elizabeth City, US	monthly low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	85 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2006	Presa Tepetitlan, MX	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2006	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2006	Caplinger Mills, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2006	Moberly, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2006	Kailua 446, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2006	Thursday Island Township, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2006	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily low max	9.1 C (48.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	111 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2006	Newburyport, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2006	Colorado City, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2006	Tepelmeme de Morelos, MX	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2006	Borzja, RU	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2006	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily low max	7.3 C (45.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	93 years	40 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2006. 2006 had 633 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 2006-05-03: 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	455
25 to 50	12
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1