Weather Records on 3 May 2023

846 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 2023. Highest significance: Chandrapur, IN.

Key Facts for 3 May 2023

On 3 May 2023, 846 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
485 were record highs and 254 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 816 daily.
Chandrapur set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 3 May 2023.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

846 stations

846 station records on 3 May 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chandrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Zhumadian	China	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ajmer	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Anzali	Iran	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kumbrabow	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kumbrabow	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dehradun	India	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Farm 2	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Steuben	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rapids Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dagget Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coulee Dam 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dalwallinu Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boxian	China	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sultan Ismail Petra	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stampede Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
King City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Higgins	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Miramar NAS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marquette	United States	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jixi	China	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Los Banos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Puttalam	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anyang	China	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

846 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 250, Lowest daily maximum 173, Highest daily minimum 235, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 71, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 3 May 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	250
Lowest daily maximum	173
Highest daily minimum	235
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 3 May 2023 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 816.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

698 broken records

Margins by which the 698 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 2023

Top 20 records on 3 May 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 2023	Chandrapur, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	108 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2023	Zhumadian, CN	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2023	Ajmer, IN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2023	Princetown, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2023	Anzali, IR	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2023	Republic, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	116 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2023	Kumbrabow, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	82 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2023	Kumbrabow, US	monthly snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2023	Neshaminy Falls, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	105 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2023	Monroe, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2023	Dehradun, IN	monthly low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2023	Aspendell, US	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2023	Saint Maries, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2023	Chatham Exp Farm 2, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2023	Virginia City, US	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	130 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2023	Leavenworth 3 S, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2023	Kisinev, MD	daily low min	3.0 C (37.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2023	Steuben, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2023	Heron 2 NW, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2023	Warsaw 2 NW, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	125 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2023. 2023 had 846 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 2023-05-03: 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 50	682
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1