Bakersfield May 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Bakersfield, California for the date of May 3.
May 3 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 102 °F 1966
Lowest temperature 40 °F 1938
Lowest daily high 64 °F 1950
Highest daily low 80 °F 1906
Most precipitation 0.92 inches 1930
Most snow none -
May 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 81.3 °F
Average low 54.5 °F
Chance precipitation 8.7%
Chance snow 0%
Bakersfield May 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 71 47 0.02 0.0
2022 78 54 0.00 0.0
2021 86 62 0.00 0.0
2020 80 56 0.00 0.0
2019 86 57 0.00 0.0
2018 85 56 0.00 0.0
2017 97 69 0.00 0.0
2016 93 60 0.00 0.0
2015 90 58 0.00 0.0
2014 91 60 0.00 0.0
2013 94 57 0.00 0.0
2012 80 52 0.00 0.0
2011 87 53 0.00 0.0
2010 88 53 0.00 0.0
2009 80 57 0.00 0.0
2008 80 54 0.00 0.0
2007 68 49 0.00 0.0
2006 87 57 0.00 0.0
2005 82 52 0.00 0.0
2004 100 66 0.00 0.0
2003 73 55 0.08 0.0
2002 79 52 0.00 0.0
2001 81 49 0.00 0.0
2000 85 54 0.00 0.0
1999 71 49 0.00 0.0
1998 77 57 0.13 0.0
1997 81 50 0.00 0.0
1996 86 53 0.00 0.0
1995 78 48 0.00 0.0
1994 80 49 0.00 0.0
1993 84 56 0.00 0.0
1992 95 64 0.00 0.0
1991 71 43 0.00 0.0
1990 94 58 0.00 0.0
1989 89 54 0.00 0.0
1988 79 47 0.00 0.0
1987 85 50 0.00 0.0
1986 77 52 0.00 0.0
1985 79 51 0.00 0.0
1984 82 46 0.00 0.0
1983 76 50 0.00 0.0
1982 91 64 0.00 0.0
1981 77 52 0.00 0.0
1980 86 60 0.00 0.0
1979 87 57 0.00 0.0
1978 88 61 0.00 0.0
1977 78 53 0.00 0.0
1976 86 62 0.00 0.0
1975 81 55 0.00 0.0
1974 81 58 0.00 0.0
1973 88 58 0.00 0.0
1972 94 60 0.00 0.0
1971 70 55 0.00 0.0
1970 90 54 0.00 0.0
1969 75 51 0.00 0.0
1968 91 61 0.00 0.0
1967 74 48 0.00 0.0
1966 102 66 0.00 0.0
1965 72 48 0.00 0.0
1964 69 43 0.00 0.0
1963 84 53 0.00 0.0
1962 86 58 0.00 0.0
1961 76 53 0.00 0.0
1960 70 50 0.00 0.0
1959 65 42 0.00 0.0
1958 81 53 0.00 0.0
1957 80 49 0.00 0.0
1956 89 56 0.00 0.0
1955 76 47 0.00 0.0
1954 90 54 0.00 0.0
1953 86 49 0.00 0.0
1952 79 51 0.00 0.0
1951 83 50 0.00 0.0
1950 64 48 0.02 0.0
1949 77 57 0.00 0.0
1948 79 50 0.00 0.0
1947 96 64 0.00 0.0
1946 84 53 0.00 0.0
1945 92 61 0.00 0.0
1944 90 60 0.00 0.0
1943 89 61 0.25 0.0
1942 78 46 0.00 0.0
1941 73 54 0.03 0.0
1940 83 56 0.00 0.0
1939 83 50 0.00 0.0
1938 70 40 0.01 0.0
1937 92 60 0.00 0.0
1936 89 60 0.00 0.0
1935 69 45 0.00 0.0
1934 84 53 0.00 0.0
1933 72 40 0.00 0.0
1932 71 53 0.01 0.0
1931 92 58 0.00 0.0
1930 66 55 0.92 0.0
1929 87 57 0.00 0.0
1928 88 54 0.00 0.0
1927 84 51 0.00 n/a
1926 88 56 0.00 n/a
1925 95 62 0.00 0.0
1924 85 56 n/a n/a
1923 80 50 n/a n/a
1922 89 53 n/a n/a
1921 73 42 n/a n/a
1920 72 43 n/a n/a
1919 91 58 0.00 n/a
1918 92 55 n/a n/a
1917 76 45 0.00 0.0
1916 92 53 0.00 n/a
1915 68 45 0.01 n/a
1914 82 42 0.00 n/a
1913 90 40 0.00 n/a
1912 90 63 n/a n/a
1911 80 56 0.00 0.0
1910 75 53 0.00 0.0
1909 90 66 0.00 n/a
1908 90 44 0.00 n/a
1907 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1906 90 80 0.00 n/a
1905 70 49 0.21 n/a
1904 81 45 0.00 n/a
1903 93 54 0.00 n/a
1902 75 41 0.00 n/a
1901 n/a n/a n/a 0.0
1900 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1899 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1898 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1897 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1896 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1895 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1894 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1893 72 54 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Bakersfield on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Bakersfield history is 102 °F which happened in 1966.
Highest Temperatures in Bakersfield on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 102 °F 1966
2 100 °F 2004
3 97 °F 2017
4 96 °F 1947
5 95 °F 1925
5 95 °F 1992
7 94 °F 1990
7 94 °F 2013
7 94 °F 1972
10 93 °F 1903
10 93 °F 2016
What's the all-time low for Bakersfield on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Bakersfield history is 40 °F which has happened 3 times, most recently in 1938.
Lowest Temperatures in Bakersfield on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 40 °F 1938
1 40 °F 1913
1 40 °F 1933
4 41 °F 1902
5 42 °F 1914
5 42 °F 1921
5 42 °F 1959
8 43 °F 1920
8 43 °F 1991
8 43 °F 1964
Lowest High Temperatures in Bakersfield on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 64 °F 1950
2 65 °F 1959
3 66 °F 1930
4 68 °F 2007
4 68 °F 1915
6 69 °F 1964
6 69 °F 1935
8 70 °F 1938
8 70 °F 1960
8 70 °F 1905
8 70 °F 1971
What's the most it has ever rained in Bakersfield on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Bakersfield history is 0.92 inches which happened in 1930.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Bakersfield on May 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.92 inches 1930
2 0.25 inches 1943
3 0.21 inches 1905
4 0.13 inches 1998
5 0.08 inches 2003
6 0.03 inches 1941
7 0.02 inches 2023
7 0.02 inches 1950
9 0.01 inches 1932
9 0.01 inches 1915
9 0.01 inches 1938
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1937–2024 Bakersfield Airport location
1893–1937 Bakersfield location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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