Halifax May 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Halifax, Nova Scotia for the date of May 3.
May 3 All-Time Records
1953–2024
Highest temperature 23.3 °C 1964
Lowest temperature -2.2 °C 1953
Lowest daily high 2.6 °C 1988
Highest daily low 9.4 °C 1983
Most precipitation 6.96 cm 1991
Most snow 2.3 cm 1988
May 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 12.9 °C
Average low 2.4 °C
Chance precipitation 45.0%
Chance snow 6.1%
Halifax May 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
2023 5.2 1.5 0.03 0.0
2022 15.2 -1.0 0.00 0.0
2021 15.3 3.7 0.00 0.0
2020 15.9 3.0 0.20 0.0
2019 15.5 -1.0 0.06 0.0
2018 15.4 4.7 0.78 0.0
2017 16.8 8.6 0.06 0.0
2016 10.9 3.6 0.15 0.0
2015 17.7 0.2 n/a n/a
2014 16.1 2.5 0.00 0.0
2013 14.8 2.2 0.00 0.0
2012 15.9 0.3 0.00 0.0
2011 10.7 3.7 0.00 0.0
2010 18.8 7.4 0.02 0.0
2009 16.4 4.8 0.00 0.0
2008 18.2 3.6 0.00 0.0
2007 11.4 3.6 0.00 0.0
2006 19.3 7.5 0.00 0.0
2005 14.6 3.1 0.00 0.0
2004 9.9 6.7 3.72 0.0
2003 7.6 -0.4 n/a n/a
2002 6.9 3.2 0.63 0.0
2001 21.1 2.3 0.00 0.0
2000 12.7 0.3 0.00 0.0
1999 21.4 1.2 0.00 0.0
1998 15.0 8.4 0.27 0.0
1997 13.0 1.3 0.08 0.0
1996 18.1 5.1 0.00 0.0
1995 6.8 -0.4 0.02 0.0
1994 13.2 2.6 0.00 0.0
1993 10.9 -1.2 0.00 0.0
1992 10.2 3.8 0.00 0.0
1991 10.2 4.0 6.96 0.0
1990 14.0 3.0 0.00 0.0
1989 15.9 4.3 0.47 0.0
1988 2.6 0.7 1.41 2.3
1987 14.8 0.3 0.00 0.0
1986 5.2 0.4 0.00 0.0
1985 7.2 0.9 2.74 0.0
1984 13.3 1.5 0.00 0.0
1983 14.6 9.4 0.71 0.0
1982 9.0 3.5 0.47 0.0
1981 6.5 2.7 1.90 0.0
1980 7.8 0.6 0.06 0.0
1979 11.2 4.9 0.00 0.0
1978 9.3 3.1 0.00 0.0
1977 9.7 0.2 0.02 0.0
1976 11.1 6.7 0.18 0.0
1975 10.0 0.6 0.05 0.0
1974 11.7 0.0 0.00 0.0
1973 8.9 1.1 0.05 0.0
1972 3.3 1.1 1.30 0.0
1971 13.3 1.1 1.22 0.0
1970 21.7 7.2 0.30 0.0
1969 7.2 -1.1 0.25 0.0
1968 16.1 3.3 0.00 0.0
1967 13.3 2.8 0.41 0.0
1966 12.2 -0.6 0.00 0.0
1965 13.3 1.1 0.00 0.0
1964 23.3 5.0 0.00 0.0
1963 8.3 3.9 0.84 0.0
1962 10.0 -1.7 0.08 0.0
1961 11.1 0.6 0.00 0.0
1960 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1959 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1958 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1957 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1956 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1955 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1954 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1953 14.4 -2.2 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Halifax on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Halifax history is 23.3 °C which happened in 1964.
Highest Temperatures in Halifax on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 23.3 °C 1964
2 21.7 °C 1970
3 21.4 °C 1999
4 21.1 °C 2001
5 19.3 °C 2006
6 18.8 °C 2010
7 18.2 °C 2008
8 18.1 °C 1996
9 17.7 °C 2015
10 16.8 °C 2017
What's the all-time low for Halifax on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Halifax history is -2.2 °C which happened in 1953.
Lowest Temperatures in Halifax on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 -2.2 °C 1953
2 -1.7 °C 1962
3 -1.2 °C 1993
4 -1.1 °C 1969
5 -1.0 °C 2022
5 -1.0 °C 2019
7 -0.6 °C 1966
8 -0.4 °C 1995
8 -0.4 °C 2003
10 0.0 °C 1974
Lowest High Temperatures in Halifax on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 2.6 °C 1988
2 3.3 °C 1972
3 5.2 °C 1986
3 5.2 °C 2023
5 6.5 °C 1981
6 6.8 °C 1995
7 6.9 °C 2002
8 7.2 °C 1969
8 7.2 °C 1985
10 7.6 °C 2003
What's the most it has ever rained in Halifax on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Halifax history is 6.96 cm which happened in 1991.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Halifax on May 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 6.96 cm 1991
2 3.72 cm 2004
3 2.74 cm 1985
4 1.90 cm 1981
5 1.41 cm 1988
6 1.30 cm 1972
7 1.22 cm 1971
8 0.84 cm 1963
9 0.78 cm 2018
10 0.71 cm 1983
All-Time Most Snow in Halifax on May 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.3 cm 1988
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
2012–2024 Halifax International Airport location
1953–2012 Halifax International Airport location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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