Weather Records on 3 May 2014

553 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 2014. Highest significance: Glazov, RU.

Key Facts for 3 May 2014

On 3 May 2014, 553 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
234 were record highs and 195 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 534 daily.
Glazov set a monthly record daily precipitation of 55.1 mm (2.2 in) on 3 May 2014.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

553 stations

553 station records on 3 May 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glazov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Szeged	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Casterton (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Georgievsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chiang Mai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Drik Drik	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton Showgrounds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Strathdownie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dergholm (Hillgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Ciampino	Italy	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Punta Gorda 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamley Bridge (Linwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedoo Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aginskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uttaradit	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-11.9 C (10.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woolbrook (Danglemah Road)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Ag Research STN	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waimea 947	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mintaro (Martindale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Research Centre	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Hospital	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chipley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mayo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Tacoma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chetumal Intl	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Novi Sad	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Birobidzhan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington (Stonehaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Myakka Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weeki Wachee	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

553 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 139, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 3 May 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	139
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 3 May 2014 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 534.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

463 broken records

Margins by which the 463 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 2014

Top 20 records on 3 May 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 2014	Glazov, RU	monthly rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	76 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2014	Szeged, HU	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2014	Casterton (Warrock), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2014	Casterton (Roseneath), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2014	Pecs Pogany, HU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	103 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2014	Georgievsk, RU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2014	Chiang Mai, TH	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2014	Marrabel, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2014	Drik Drik, AU	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2014	Casterton Showgrounds, AU	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2014	Strathdownie, AU	monthly rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2014	Osijek, HR	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2014	Valdosta 2 S, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2014	Mount Gambier Aero, AU	monthly rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2014	Dergholm (Hillgrove), AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2014	Lodi, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2014	Roma Ciampino, IT	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2014	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	122 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2014	Madison, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2014	Punta Gorda 4 ESE, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	42 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 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2014. 2014 had 553 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 2014-05-03: 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 20	449
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1