Weather Records on 3 May 2026

879 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 May 2026. Highest significance: Wangerooge, DE.

Key Facts for 3 May 2026

On 3 May 2026, 879 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
586 were record highs and 234 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 844 daily.
Wangerooge set a daily record precipitation of 28.3 mm (1.1 in) on 3 May 2026.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

879 stations

879 station records on 3 May 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 May 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Constitucion	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Venice	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	France	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ittoqqortoormiit	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mayo	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tullamore (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Erfde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jess Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Apsley (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Troutdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburgh Allegheny Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Szczecin	Poland	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brookgreen Gardens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Urdzhar	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kolka	Latvia	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wiseman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Macon Middle Ga Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stampede Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mengzi	China	Record low maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mito	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guadalajara	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bertsdorf-Hornitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

879 records

Records set or tied on 3 May 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 205, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 381, Lowest daily minimum 146, Heaviest daily rainfall 59.

Records on 3 May 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	205
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	381
Lowest daily minimum	146
Heaviest daily rainfall	59
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 May 2026 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 35, daily 844.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

717 broken records

Margins by which the 717 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 37.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 May 2026

Top 20 records on 3 May 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 May 2026	Wangerooge, DE	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2026	Dayton 1 WSW, US	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2026	Ciudad Constitucion, MX	monthly high min	25.5 C (77.9 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2026	Venice, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	99 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2026	Glennville 3NW, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	116 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2026	Abbeville, FR	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	97 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2026	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily high min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	120 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2026	Essendon Airport, AU	monthly high min	17.6 C (63.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2026	Ittoqqortoormiit, GL	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2026	Mayo, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2026	Tifton, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2026	Casey, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	119 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2026	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2026	Tullamore (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2026	Innsbruck, AT	daily high max	28.6 C (83.5 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2026	Fichtelberg, DE	daily high min	11.5 C (52.7 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2026	Erfde, DE	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2026	Chemnitz, DE	daily high min	14.7 C (58.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	127 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2026	Zharkent, KZ	daily high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2026	Hawkinsville, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	41 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2026. 2026 had 879 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 2026-05-03: 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	683
5 to 10	23
10 to 15	7
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1