Weather Records on 3 May 2017

458 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 2017. Highest significance: Lafayette Rgnl AP, US.

Key Facts for 3 May 2017

On 3 May 2017, 458 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
300 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 445 daily.
Lafayette Rgnl AP set a daily record precipitation of 162.8 mm (6.4 in) on 3 May 2017.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

458 stations

458 station records on 3 May 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Moose Pass 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grandview	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur	United States	Record daily precipitation	281.9 mm (11.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boromo	Burkina Faso	Record low maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sosnovo-Ozerskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vichy Rolla Natl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Turnagain Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ouagadougou	Burkina Faso	Record low maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sutur	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oroville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Nauheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yichang	China	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poprad/Tatry	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bijsk Zonalnaja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Joplin Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kuqa	China	Record low minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ajan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cassoday 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Vale 5SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Qiqihar	China	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stykkisholmur	Iceland	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ulaan-Gom	Mongolia	Record low maximum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sutur	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mariupol'	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Potwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seneca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterino-Nikolskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Putneyville 2 SE Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sandberg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rodrigues	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnoufimsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aginskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

458 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 183, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 90, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 3 May 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	183
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	90
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 3 May 2017 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 445.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

365 broken records

Margins by which the 365 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 172.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 2017

Top 20 records on 3 May 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 2017	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	95 years	75 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2017	Franklin 3 NW, US	monthly rain	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	60 years	71 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2017	Moose Pass 3NW, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2017	Woodland 1 WNW, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2017	Grandview, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2017	Sulphur, US	daily rain	281.9 mm (11.1 in)	172.4 mm (6.8 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2017	Boromo, BF	daily low max	28.6 C (83.5 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2017	Sosnovo-Ozerskoe, RU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2017	Newkirk 5NE, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2017	Wellington, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	118 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2017	Mt Hope, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2017	Turlock #2, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	118 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2017	Greensburg, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	110 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2017	Vichy Rolla Natl AP, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2017	Sedan, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2017	Turnagain Pass, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2017	Bezenchuk, RU	daily high min	14.6 C (58.3 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2017	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily high min	14.2 C (57.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2017	Ouagadougou, BF	daily low max	31.0 C (87.8 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2017	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	38 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2017. 2017 had 458 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 25	339
25 to 50	20
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1