Weather Records on 3 May 1922

292 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1922. Highest significance: Johnburgh Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 3 May 1922

On 3 May 1922, 292 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 259 daily.
Johnburgh Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 85.1 mm (3.4 in) on 3 May 1922.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

292 stations

292 station records on 3 May 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Johnburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Paratoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Terowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elaine (Larundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Australia Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Whittata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kapunda Water Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Narridy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cantara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mundallio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta (Nectar Brook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Pamatta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dilkara (Florieton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dumosa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

292 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 260, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 May 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 May 1922 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 31, daily 259.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

280 broken records

Margins by which the 280 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1922

Top 20 records on 3 May 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1922	Johnburgh Post Office, AU	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1922	Whyte Yarcowie, AU	monthly rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1922	Hawker, AU	monthly rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1922	Stockport, AU	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1922	Burra (Kooringa), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1922	Hawker (Holowilena), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1922	Yunta (Paratoo), AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1922	Orroroo (Black Rock), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1922	Carrieton (Eurelia), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1922	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1922	Georgetown, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1922	Burra (Poonunda), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1922	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1922	Terowie, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1922	Yacka, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1922	Wirrabara, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1922	Lyndoch, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1922	Elaine (Larundel), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1922	Tanunda, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1922	Australia Plains, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	52 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 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1922. 1922 had 292 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 1922-05-03: 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	209
20 to 40	65
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1