Weather Records on 3 May 2007

693 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 2007. Highest significance: Otis, US.

Key Facts for 3 May 2007

On 3 May 2007, 693 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
423 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 652 daily.
Otis set a monthly record daily precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 3 May 2007.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

693 stations

693 station records on 3 May 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Otis	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hua Hin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chumphon	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wisdom	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Prachuap Khiri Khan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Drummond Aviation	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Philipsburg Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sula 2 SE (Sula Rs)	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gibbonsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wisdom	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.6 C (97.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zinder	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
E Brimfield Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bigfork 13 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shiraz	Iran	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Penwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bluefield Mercer Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pamplona (Observatorio)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huejotzingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalupe Victoria	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seeley Lake Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Troutdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rockypoint 7NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sells	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rosebud	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.9 C (100.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Juanillo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tixmehuac	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

693 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 188, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 235, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 3 May 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	188
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	235
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 3 May 2007 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 38, daily 652.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

521 broken records

Margins by which the 521 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 2007

Top 20 records on 3 May 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 2007	Otis, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2007	Hua Hin, TH	daily rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2007	Chumphon, TH	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2007	Wisdom, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2007	Prachuap Khiri Khan, TH	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2007	Drummond Aviation, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2007	Philipsburg Rs, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2007	Richmond Post Office, AU	monthly high max	37.0 C (98.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	103 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2007	Dayton 1 WSW, US	monthly low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2007	Sula 2 SE (Sula Rs), US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2007	Marlin, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	102 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2007	Annex Creek, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	89 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2007	Kailua 446, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	97 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2007	Gibbonsville, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	111 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2007	Wisdom, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2007	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily high max	36.6 C (97.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	113 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2007	Yreka, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2007	Zinder, NE	daily high min	30.5 C (86.9 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2007	Polson, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2007	Flagstaff AP, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	109 years	43 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 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2007. 2007 had 693 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	515
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1