Weather Records on 3 May 2025

475 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 2025. Highest significance: Altastenberg, DE.

Key Facts for 3 May 2025

On 3 May 2025, 475 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
301 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 470 daily.
Altastenberg set a daily record precipitation of 44.8 mm (1.8 in) on 3 May 2025.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

475 stations

475 station records on 3 May 2025 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Sondershausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dime Box	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kutaisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Navelsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warrior L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Attenkam	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Collinsville Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kedougou	Senegal	Record low maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Naas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Phu Quoc	Vietnam	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dachwig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sultan Ismail Petra	Malaysia	Record low maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield Barnes Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Annaba	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Villingen-Schwenningen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Capitan Carlos Martinez de Pi	Peru	Record low minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Suffolk Lake Kilby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Royal Oak 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uw Arboretum - Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leinefelde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guna	India	Record low maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Butlers Gorge	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgan	Mongolia	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bely Island	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
John Day	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pope AFB	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guilin	China	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Combolcha	Ethiopia	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lahr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Muhlacker	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pemba	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Overtornea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hechi	China	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Payerne	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
E Glacier	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Springs 5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Malmstrom AFB	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rheinstetten	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Corfu	Greece	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ghedi	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

475 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 2025 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 200, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 3 May 2025 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	200
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 May 2025 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 470.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

403 broken records

Margins by which the 403 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 2025

Top 20 records on 3 May 2025 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 2025	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 May 2025	Sondershausen, DE	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2025	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2025	Dime Box, US	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2025	Beaver Falls 1 NE, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2025	Greensboro, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2025	Manchester AP, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2025	Goldsboro 4 SE, US	daily high min	19.3 C (66.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	119 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2025	Dijon-Longvic, FR	daily high max	26.2 C (79.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2025	Nacogdoches, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2025	Kutaisi, GE	daily low min	1.2 C (34.2 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2025	Navelsjo, SE	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2025	Lugano, CH	daily high min	15.5 C (59.9 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	78 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2025	Summit, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2025	Warrior L&D, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2025	Attenkam, DE	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2025	Portola, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2025	Stevensville 2SW, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	71 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2025	Collinsville Post Office, AU	daily low max	21.0 C (69.8 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 2025	Kedougou, SN	daily low max	33.5 C (92.3 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	42 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 2025

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2025. 2025 had 475 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 2025-05-03: 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 20	396
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1