Weather Records on 3 May 1961

389 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 1961. Highest significance: Khanpur, IN.

Key Facts for 3 May 1961

On 3 May 1961, 389 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 188 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 374 daily.
Khanpur set a daily record precipitation of 71.6 mm (2.8 in) on 3 May 1961.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

389 stations

389 station records on 3 May 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Khanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thetford Mines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arachu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
The Forks	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Machias	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prahran (Como House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
York Pond	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Encinal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tatoosh Island Wb	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karikode	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Irvington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

389 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 149, Heaviest daily rainfall 133, Heaviest daily snowfall 19.

Records on 3 May 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	149
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 May 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 374.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

281 broken records

Margins by which the 281 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 1961

Top 20 records on 3 May 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 1961	Khanpur, IN	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1961	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	31.0 C (87.8 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1961	Kew, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1961	Thetford Mines, CA	monthly snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1961	Nepisiguit Falls, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1961	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1961	Aseral, NO	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1961	Kluitjeskraal (Bos), ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1961	Arachu, BR	daily rain	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1961	The Forks, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1961	Genoa, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1961	Harrington Harbour, CA	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	10 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1961	Wytheville, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	63 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1961	Luz (Estacao), BR	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1961	Houlton, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1961	Ashland, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	63 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1961	Fish Creek (Hoddle Range), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1961	Camp Hill 2NW, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1961	Machias, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1961	Ewa Plantation 741, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	26 years	27 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1961. 1961 had 389 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 1961-05-03: 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	263
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2