Weather Records on 3 May 2015

466 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 2015. Highest significance: Portal 4 SW, US.

Key Facts for 3 May 2015

On 3 May 2015, 466 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
333 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 457 daily.
Portal 4 SW set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 3 May 2015.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

466 stations

466 station records on 3 May 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Portal 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrowitch (Benditi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milolii 2.34	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Cove (Rosebridge Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Five Points 5 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Idjevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Macquarie Park (Willandra Vill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Encarnacion	Paraguay	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Frenchs Forest (Frenchs Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kulnura (Mangrove Creek Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montelimar	France	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berberati	Central African Republic	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murcia/San Javier	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mona Vale Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Craibstone	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hanksville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burgos-Villafria	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Opihihale #2 24.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tarbes - Ossun	France	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ndjamena	Chad	Record high minimum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Melnichnoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Astrahanka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gassim	Saudi Arabia	Record high minimum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fordsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Natitingou	Benin	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Katsuura	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Luqa	Malta	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Murcia	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	36.6 C (97.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Es Senia	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zenata	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amilcar Cabral Intl	Cape Verde	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alencon-Valframbert	France	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tsuruga	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Philibert Tsiranana	Madagascar	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saran-Paul	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Podor	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	45.5 C (113.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Whiskeytown Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford North (Glennie St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Noire	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kanazawa	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Menorca/Mao	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

466 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 222, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 87, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 3 May 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	222
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	87
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 3 May 2015 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 457.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

391 broken records

Margins by which the 391 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 2015

Top 20 records on 3 May 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 2015	Portal 4 SW, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2015	Yarrowitch (Benditi), AU	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2015	Milolii 2.34, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2015	Castle Cove (Rosebridge Ave), AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2015	Valencia, ES	daily high max	35.2 C (95.4 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2015	Ft Valley, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	86 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2015	Five Points 5 SSW, US	monthly low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2015	Geneva, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2015	Idjevan, AM	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2015	Nebraska City 2NW, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2015	Daly Waters AWS, AU	daily low min	7.4 C (45.3 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	73 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2015	Macquarie Park (Willandra Vill, AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2015	Encarnacion, PY	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2015	Torrevieja, ES	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2015	Wamsutter, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2015	Frenchs Forest (Frenchs Forest, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2015	Kulnura (Mangrove Creek Dam), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 2015	Montelimar, FR	daily high min	14.7 C (58.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	81 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 2015	Murcia/Alcantarilla, ES	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 2015	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2015. 2015 had 466 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	386
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1