Weather Records on 3 May 2016

505 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 2016. Highest significance: Suifenhe, CN.

Key Facts for 3 May 2016

On 3 May 2016, 505 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
318 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 485 daily.
Suifenhe set a daily record precipitation of 51.8 mm (2.0 in) on 3 May 2016.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

505 stations

505 station records on 3 May 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Suifenhe	China	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Shenyang	China	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pendzhikent	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harbin	China	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rasht	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Astrahanka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elkin	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingham 3 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Siping	China	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Benxi	China	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laurinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Qian Gorlos	China	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Freewater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jixi	China	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dalecarlia Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mullan Pass Vor/Dme	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Kerr Scott Resv	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Ground	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Turnersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Changchun	China	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poset	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winterpock	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mudanjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Esashi	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhorn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Desert Nwr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clatskanie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Savage River Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Akita	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
High Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rural Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

505 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 May 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 May 2016 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 485.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

411 broken records

Margins by which the 411 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 2016

Top 20 records on 3 May 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 2016	Suifenhe, CN	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2016	Shenyang, CN	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2016	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2016	Pendzhikent, TJ	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2016	Harbin, CN	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2016	Rasht, TJ	all-time rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2016	Bremerton, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	116 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2016	Astrahanka, RU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2016	Elkin, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2016	Blaine, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2016	N Wilkesboro, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2016	Bellingham 3 SSW, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2016	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	117 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2016	Siping, CN	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2016	Benxi, CN	monthly rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2016	Blaine, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2016	Laurinburg, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2016	Qian Gorlos, CN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2016	Milton Freewater, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	85 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2016	Aberdeen, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	39 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2016. 2016 had 505 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 2016-05-03: 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 20	396
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1