Weather Records on 3 May 2022

570 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 2022. Highest significance: Stanley, US.

Key Facts for 3 May 2022

On 3 May 2022, 570 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
180 were record highs and 210 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 545 daily.
Stanley set a monthly record daily snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 3 May 2022.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

570 stations

570 station records on 3 May 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stanley	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Valencia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	172.4 mm (6.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Valencia/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Castellon de la Plana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Guba	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Flaming Gorge	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Surin	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keaau 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Volshskiy Gmo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hinatuan	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ubon Ratchathani	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malda	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Ratchasima	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ouesso	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roi Et	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boise Lucky Peak Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsley Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ubon Ratchathani	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wikieup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galveston Scholes Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barkam	China	Record low minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dong Hoi	Vietnam	Record low minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Songpan	China	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

570 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 133, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 3 May 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	133
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 3 May 2022 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 545.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

443 broken records

Margins by which the 443 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 2022

Top 20 records on 3 May 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 2022	Stanley, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	73 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2022	Ganca, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2022	Sisian, AM	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2022	Valencia, ES	monthly rain	172.4 mm (6.8 in)	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	19 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2022	Virginia City, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2022	Valencia/Aeropuerto, ES	monthly rain	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2022	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2022	Castellon de la Plana, ES	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2022	Bhagalpur, IN	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2022	Guba, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2022	Mammoth Spring, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2022	Cottage Grove 2E, US	monthly low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	99 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2022	Flaming Gorge, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2022	Surin, TH	monthly low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2022	Hardy, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	116 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2022	Alta 1 NNW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	107 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2022	Keaau 92, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2022	Volshskiy Gmo, RU	monthly low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	69 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2022	Beloit, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	111 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2022	Bradshaw, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	43 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2022. 2022 had 570 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 2022-05-03: 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 25	417
25 to 50	16
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1