Modesto May 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Modesto, California for the date of May 3.
May 3 All-Time Records
1906–2024
Highest temperature 97 °F 1947
Lowest temperature 41 °F 1965
Lowest daily high 57 °F 1950
Highest daily low 66 °F 2017
Most precipitation 0.39 inches 1956
May 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 79.4 °F
Average low 52.6 °F
Chance precipitation 10.9%
Modesto May 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 59 44 0.00 n/a
2022 79 51 0.00 n/a
2021 87 60 0.00 n/a
2020 78 56 0.00 n/a
2019 86 48 0.00 n/a
2018 80 53 0.00 n/a
2017 96 66 0.00 n/a
2016 85 58 0.00 n/a
2015 85 54 0.00 n/a
2014 79 57 0.00 n/a
2013 93 55 0.00 n/a
2012 72 51 0.00 n/a
2011 80 53 0.00 n/a
2010 89 49 0.00 n/a
2009 74 59 0.00 n/a
2008 82 49 0.00 n/a
2007 68 46 0.04 n/a
2006 80 54 0.00 n/a
2005 81 51 0.00 n/a
2004 96 59 0.00 n/a
2003 65 53 0.07 n/a
2002 76 48 0.00 n/a
2001 84 52 0.00 n/a
2000 84 50 0.00 n/a
1999 66 49 0.13 n/a
1998 77 56 0.34 0.0
1997 83 55 0.00 0.0
1996 80 56 0.00 0.0
1995 77 51 0.00 0.0
1994 76 54 0.00 0.0
1993 78 53 0.00 0.0
1992 94 61 0.00 0.0
1991 72 46 0.00 0.0
1990 91 62 0.00 0.0
1989 89 51 0.00 0.0
1988 78 50 0.00 0.0
1987 86 55 0.00 0.0
1986 63 53 0.18 0.0
1985 78 52 0.00 0.0
1984 80 55 0.00 0.0
1983 76 48 0.00 0.0
1982 86 50 0.00 0.0
1981 79 47 0.00 0.0
1980 87 50 0.00 0.0
1979 83 51 0.00 0.0
1978 87 50 0.00 0.0
1977 73 50 0.00 0.0
1976 85 50 0.00 0.0
1975 65 46 0.00 0.0
1974 77 46 0.00 0.0
1973 79 51 0.00 0.0
1972 91 51 0.00 0.0
1971 68 45 0.00 0.0
1970 91 52 0.00 0.0
1969 68 45 0.00 0.0
1968 80 50 0.00 0.0
1967 74 42 0.00 0.0
1966 90 57 0.00 0.0
1965 76 41 0.00 0.0
1964 60 44 0.04 0.0
1963 78 48 0.00 0.0
1962 83 52 0.00 0.0
1961 74 46 0.00 0.0
1960 68 44 0.02 0.0
1959 70 41 0.00 0.0
1958 82 47 0.00 0.0
1957 81 51 0.00 0.0
1956 79 51 0.39 0.0
1955 69 43 0.00 0.0
1954 82 52 0.00 0.0
1953 83 47 0.00 0.0
1952 69 45 0.00 0.0
1951 63 52 0.22 0.0
1950 57 43 0.05 0.0
1949 72 41 0.00 0.0
1948 75 48 0.00 n/a
1947 97 55 0.00 n/a
1946 80 46 0.00 n/a
1945 90 51 0.00 n/a
1944 89 54 0.00 n/a
1943 82 52 0.00 n/a
1942 72 44 0.00 n/a
1941 68 51 0.00 n/a
1940 78 46 0.00 n/a
1939 81 44 0.00 n/a
1938 72 44 0.01 n/a
1937 79 55 0.00 n/a
1936 77 51 0.00 n/a
1935 78 44 0.00 n/a
1934 81 49 0.00 n/a
1933 73 43 0.00 n/a
1932 66 47 0.26 n/a
1931 85 51 0.00 n/a
1930 57 50 0.28 n/a
1929 79 52 0.00 n/a
1928 82 46 0.00 n/a
1927 83 44 0.00 n/a
1926 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1925 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1924 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1923 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1922 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1921 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1920 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1919 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1918 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1917 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1916 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1915 n/a n/a 0.08 n/a
1914 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1913 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1912 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1911 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1910 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1909 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1908 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1907 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1906 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Modesto on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Modesto history is 97 °F which happened in 1947.
Highest Temperatures in Modesto on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 97 °F 1947
2 96 °F 2004
2 96 °F 2017
4 94 °F 1992
5 93 °F 2013
6 91 °F 1990
6 91 °F 1970
6 91 °F 1972
9 90 °F 1945
9 90 °F 1966
What's the all-time low for Modesto on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Modesto history is 41 °F which has happened 3 times, most recently in 1965.
Lowest Temperatures in Modesto on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 41 °F 1959
1 41 °F 1965
1 41 °F 1949
4 42 °F 1967
5 43 °F 1955
5 43 °F 1950
5 43 °F 1933
8 44 °F 1938
8 44 °F 1942
8 44 °F 2023
8 44 °F 1935
8 44 °F 1964
8 44 °F 1927
8 44 °F 1960
8 44 °F 1939
Lowest High Temperatures in Modesto on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 57 °F 1930
1 57 °F 1950
3 59 °F 2023
4 60 °F 1964
5 63 °F 1986
5 63 °F 1951
7 65 °F 1975
7 65 °F 2003
9 66 °F 1932
9 66 °F 1999
What's the most it has ever rained in Modesto on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Modesto history is 0.39 inches which happened in 1956.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Modesto on May 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.39 inches 1956
2 0.34 inches 1998
3 0.28 inches 1930
4 0.26 inches 1932
5 0.22 inches 1951
6 0.18 inches 1986
7 0.13 inches 1999
8 0.08 inches 1915
9 0.07 inches 2003
10 0.05 inches 1950
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1906–2024 Modesto City-County Airport location