Weather Records on 3 May 2010

1,565 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 2010. Highest significance: Cave Run Lake, US.

Key Facts for 3 May 2010

On 3 May 2010, 1,565 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
876 were record highs and 371 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 112 monthly and 1,442 daily.
Cave Run Lake set an all-time record daily precipitation of 174.0 mm (6.9 in) on 3 May 2010.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

1,565 stations

1,565 station records on 3 May 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	100 of 100 (Exceptional)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Clay City 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Stampede Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bethpage 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	223.3 mm (8.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Palma de Mallorca Cmt	Spain	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Marietta Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rockford 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dix Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Andalusia 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Manston	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Salem Ctr 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Packwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grayson Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beverly Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
W Union 6 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baring	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nelsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Old Hickory Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pirlangimpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Colquitt 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yale 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,565 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 181, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 695, Lowest daily minimum 263, Heaviest daily rainfall 301, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 3 May 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	181
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	695
Lowest daily minimum	263
Heaviest daily rainfall	301
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 3 May 2010 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 112, daily 1,442.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,194 broken records

Margins by which the 1,194 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 2010

Top 20 records on 3 May 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 2010	Cave Run Lake, US	all-time rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	101 years	100 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 May 2010	Jackson 3 NW, US	monthly rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	92 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 May 2010	Clay City 1 WNW, US	all-time rain	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	13 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2010	Stampede Pass, US	monthly rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	38 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2010	Greenville, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2010	Bethpage 1 S, US	all-time rain	223.3 mm (8.8 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	6 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2010	Talbotton, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2010	Palma de Mallorca Cmt, ES	all-time rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2010	Marietta Lock 1, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2010	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2010	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2010	Rockford 3 ESE, US	monthly rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2010	Dix Dam, US	monthly rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2010	Andalusia 3 W, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2010	Talladega, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	116 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2010	Corinth 5 WSW, US	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2010	Waynesboro, US	daily rain	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2010	Wetumpka, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2010	Columbia 3 WNW, US	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2010	Lebanon, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	25 years	57 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2010. 2010 had 1,565 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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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	1,158
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1