Cincinnati May 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Cincinnati, Ohio for the date of May 3.
May 3 All-Time Records
1916–2024
Highest temperature 87 °F 1959
Lowest temperature 30 °F 2005
Lowest daily high 44 °F 1940
Highest daily low 67 °F 2018
Most precipitation 1.28 inches 1983
Most snow none -
May 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 70.1 °F
Average low 49.4 °F
Chance precipitation 47.2%
Chance snow 0.2%
Cincinnati May 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 59 40 0.00 0.0
2022 79 58 1.08 0.0
2021 75 58 0.28 0.0
2020 70 49 0.50 0.0
2019 73 61 0.46 0.0
2018 80 67 0.05 0.0
2017 59 42 0.00 0.0
2016 59 49 0.05 0.0
2015 77 47 0.00 0.0
2014 68 42 0.00 0.0
2013 76 60 0.00 0.0
2012 84 64 0.00 0.0
2011 56 44 0.88 0.0
2010 75 57 0.01 0.0
2009 66 54 0.04 0.0
2008 72 46 0.61 0.0
2007 68 54 0.03 0.0
2006 76 51 0.00 0.0
2005 54 30 0.00 0.0
2004 55 36 0.00 0.0
2003 59 47 0.00 0.0
2002 62 35 0.00 0.0
2001 84 54 0.00 0.0
2000 79 51 0.53 0.0
1999 77 49 0.00 0.0
1998 65 48 0.00 0.0
1997 61 44 0.35 0.0
1996 74 54 0.68 0.0
1995 65 42 0.00 0.0
1994 54 49 0.03 0.0
1993 67 59 0.03 0.0
1992 71 45 0.00 0.0
1991 72 52 0.04 0.0
1990 58 50 0.08 0.0
1989 63 35 0.00 0.0
1988 71 44 0.00 0.0
1987 71 53 0.00 0.0
1986 61 32 0.00 0.0
1985 66 46 0.00 0.0
1984 58 48 0.90 0.0
1983 61 47 1.28 0.0
1982 76 42 0.00 0.0
1981 71 40 0.00 0.0
1980 76 50 0.00 0.0
1979 70 53 0.69 0.0
1978 63 33 0.00 0.0
1977 73 52 0.04 0.0
1976 54 36 0.00 0.0
1975 65 53 0.11 0.0
1974 66 50 0.00 0.0
1973 59 45 0.01 0.0
1972 65 46 0.00 0.0
1971 61 41 0.00 0.0
1970 61 36 0.00 0.0
1969 81 51 0.00 0.0
1968 82 56 0.46 0.0
1967 62 35 0.00 0.0
1966 68 41 0.00 0.0
1965 81 50 0.00 0.0
1964 79 52 0.00 0.0
1963 74 37 0.00 0.0
1962 76 44 0.00 0.0
1961 63 35 0.00 0.0
1960 78 47 0.00 0.0
1959 87 63 0.00 0.0
1958 77 63 0.51 0.0
1957 57 37 0.00 0.0
1956 73 53 0.00 0.0
1955 85 57 0.00 0.0
1954 66 38 0.14 0.0
1953 80 48 0.00 0.0
1952 77 49 0.00 0.0
1951 80 52 0.00 0.0
1950 77 54 0.00 0.0
1949 86 56 0.00 0.0
1948 71 49 0.00 0.0
1947 60 46 0.00 0.0
1946 60 54 0.00 0.0
1945 55 42 0.11 0.0
1944 81 65 0.00 0.0
1943 68 44 0.00 0.0
1942 83 60 0.18 0.0
1941 71 45 0.00 0.0
1940 44 36 0.03 0.0
1939 59 36 0.00 0.0
1938 86 63 0.00 0.0
1937 64 54 0.31 0.0
1936 65 51 0.00 0.0
1935 77 40 0.37 0.0
1934 85 54 0.00 0.0
1933 53 45 0.00 0.0
1932 64 45 0.04 0.0
1931 59 37 0.00 0.0
1930 77 50 0.00 0.0
1929 54 38 0.01 0.0
1928 87 53 0.00 0.0
1927 75 59 0.42 0.0
1926 69 38 0.17 0.0
1925 69 49 0.00 0.0
1924 72 49 0.19 0.0
1923 78 49 0.00 0.0
1922 71 58 0.59 0.0
1921 47 40 0.21 0.0
1920 58 38 0.00 0.0
1919 77 50 0.00 0.0
1918 78 53 0.00 0.0
1917 56 40 0.30 0.0
1916 62 49 0.38 0.0
What's the all-time high for Cincinnati on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Cincinnati history is 87 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1959.
Highest Temperatures in Cincinnati on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 87 °F 1928
1 87 °F 1959
3 86 °F 1949
3 86 °F 1938
5 85 °F 1955
5 85 °F 1934
7 84 °F 2012
7 84 °F 2001
9 83 °F 1942
10 82 °F 1968
What's the all-time low for Cincinnati on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Cincinnati history is 30 °F which happened in 2005.
Lowest Temperatures in Cincinnati on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 30 °F 2005
2 32 °F 1986
3 33 °F 1978
4 35 °F 1967
4 35 °F 1961
4 35 °F 2002
4 35 °F 1989
8 36 °F 1940
8 36 °F 1939
8 36 °F 1970
8 36 °F 2004
8 36 °F 1976
Lowest High Temperatures in Cincinnati on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 44 °F 1940
2 47 °F 1921
3 53 °F 1933
4 54 °F 1994
4 54 °F 2005
4 54 °F 1976
4 54 °F 1929
8 55 °F 1945
8 55 °F 2004
10 56 °F 2011
10 56 °F 1917
What's the most it has ever rained in Cincinnati on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Cincinnati history is 1.28 inches which happened in 1983.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Cincinnati on May 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.28 inches 1983
2 1.08 inches 2022
3 0.90 inches 1984
4 0.88 inches 2011
5 0.69 inches 1979
6 0.68 inches 1996
7 0.61 inches 2008
8 0.59 inches 1922
9 0.53 inches 2000
10 0.51 inches 1958
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport location
1916–1947 Cincinnati location