Weather Records on 3 May 2011

970 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 2011. Highest significance: Covington 3 SW, US.

Key Facts for 3 May 2011

On 3 May 2011, 970 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
183 were record highs and 603 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 205 monthly and 764 daily.
Covington 3 SW set a daily record precipitation of 105.4 mm (4.1 in) on 3 May 2011.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

970 stations

970 station records on 3 May 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tlaquepaque	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jagdalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Hawaii 713	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bardstown 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lead Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbertsville Ky Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Binghamton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wasola 5N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ejido Jose Maria Morelos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Borja	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Plains	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

970 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 317, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 286, Heaviest daily rainfall 173, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 3 May 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	317
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	286
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 3 May 2011 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 205, daily 764.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

730 broken records

Margins by which the 730 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 2011

Top 20 records on 3 May 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 2011	Covington 3 SW, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	90 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2011	Tlaquepaque, MX	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2011	Jagdalpur, IN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2011	San Marcos, US	monthly low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2011	UNIV of Hawaii 713, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2011	Corsicana, US	monthly low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	93 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2011	Robert Lee 4WSW, US	monthly low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	102 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2011	Bardstown 5E, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2011	Hope 3 NE, US	monthly low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	118 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2011	Mammoth Spring, US	monthly low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	103 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2011	Wills Pt, US	monthly low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	93 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2011	Conway, US	monthly low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2011	Prospect 2 SW, US	monthly low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2011	Brownsville, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2011	Luling, US	monthly low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	108 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2011	Lead Hill, US	monthly low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	75 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2011	Hopkinsville, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	2 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2011	Healdton 3 E, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2011	Blanco, US	monthly low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2011	Atzalan, MX	monthly low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	82 years	49 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2011. 2011 had 970 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 2011-05-03: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	713
25 to 50	10
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1