San Francisco May 3 Weather Records

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
2023	61	49	0.54	n/a
2022	69	50	0.00	n/a
2021	70	51	0.00	n/a
2020	62	50	0.00	n/a
2019	61	50	0.00	n/a
2018	58	51	0.00	n/a
2017	82	53	0.00	n/a
2016	62	52	0.00	n/a
2015	60	51	0.00	n/a
2014	62	52	0.00	n/a
2013	79	55	0.00	0.0
2012	64	50	0.01	0.0
2011	65	49	0.00	0.0
2010	71	51	0.00	n/a
2009	63	51	0.06	n/a
2008	62	48	0.00	n/a
2007	58	49	0.07	n/a
2006	57	50	0.00	n/a
2005	63	53	0.00	n/a
2004	64	54	0.00	n/a
2003	63	54	0.27	n/a
2002	56	48	0.00	n/a
2001	78	58	0.00	n/a
2000	63	50	0.00	n/a
1999	56	48	0.17	0.0
1998	70	55	0.03	n/a
1997	65	52	0.00	n/a
1996	65	53	0.00	n/a
1995	65	51	0.00	n/a
1994	64	51	0.00	n/a
1993	62	51	0.10	n/a
1992	70	54	0.00	n/a
1991	60	50	0.00	n/a
1990	72	53	0.00	n/a
1989	79	54	0.00	n/a
1988	64	50	0.00	n/a
1987	75	52	0.00	n/a
1986	62	55	0.09	n/a
1985	64	52	0.00	n/a
1984	62	50	0.00	n/a
1983	64	52	0.00	n/a
1982	69	49	0.00	n/a
1981	62	49	0.00	n/a
1980	62	52	0.00	n/a
1979	58	52	0.00	n/a
1978	66	53	0.00	n/a
1977	59	52	0.02	n/a
1976	57	49	0.00	n/a
1975	53	48	0.01	n/a
1974	60	49	0.00	n/a
1973	57	49	0.00	n/a
1972	56	47	0.00	0.0
1971	57	46	0.00	0.0
1970	72	48	0.00	0.0
1969	55	48	0.00	0.0
1968	55	50	0.00	0.0
1967	57	49	0.00	0.0
1966	55	46	0.00	0.0
1965	64	51	0.00	0.0
1964	53	45	0.06	0.0
1963	62	52	0.00	0.0
1962	63	48	0.00	0.0
1961	60	49	0.00	0.0
1960	56	48	0.15	0.0
1959	55	48	0.00	0.0
1958	66	50	0.00	0.0
1957	69	54	0.00	0.0
1956	65	51	0.25	0.0
1955	57	48	0.00	0.0
1954	74	53	0.00	0.0
1953	78	55	0.00	0.0
1952	55	46	0.00	0.0
1951	61	51	0.56	0.0
1950	54	44	0.00	0.0
1949	58	48	0.00	0.0
1948	61	50	0.00	n/a
1947	60	50	0.00	0.0
1946	61	50	0.00	0.0
1945	58	47	0.00	0.0
1944	62	50	0.00	0.0
1943	57	52	0.00	0.0
1942	58	50	0.00	0.0
1941	60	52	0.03	0.0
1940	64	51	0.04	0.0
1939	63	48	0.00	0.0
1938	61	48	0.00	0.0
1937	61	50	0.00	0.0
1936	67	55	0.01	0.0
1935	79	60	0.00	0.0
1934	66	53	0.00	0.0
1933	61	47	0.00	0.0
1932	62	52	0.00	0.0
1931	64	52	0.00	0.0
1930	58	49	0.14	0.0
1929	68	50	0.00	0.0
1928	70	51	0.00	0.0
1927	69	53	0.00	0.0
1926	67	53	0.00	0.0
1925	72	51	0.00	0.0
1924	60	50	0.00	0.0
1923	74	52	0.00	0.0
1922	73	51	0.00	0.0
1921	57	45	0.00	0.0

What's the all-time high for San Francisco on 5/3?

For the date of May 3, the highest temperature ever reached in San Francisco history is 82 °F which happened in 2017.

Highest Temperatures in San Francisco on May 3

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	82 °F	2017
2	79 °F	1989
2	79 °F	2013
2	79 °F	1935
5	78 °F	1953
5	78 °F	2001
7	75 °F	1987
8	74 °F	1954
8	74 °F	1923
10	73 °F	1922

What's the all-time low for San Francisco on 5/3?

For the date of May 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in San Francisco history is 44 °F which happened in 1950.

Lowest Temperatures in San Francisco on May 3

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	44 °F	1950
2	45 °F	1921
2	45 °F	1964
4	46 °F	1971
4	46 °F	1952
4	46 °F	1966
7	47 °F	1972
7	47 °F	1933
7	47 °F	1945
10	48 °F	1955
10	48 °F	1960
10	48 °F	1970
10	48 °F	1999
10	48 °F	1959
10	48 °F	1969
10	48 °F	2002
10	48 °F	1962
10	48 °F	1975
10	48 °F	1949
10	48 °F	1938
10	48 °F	2008
10	48 °F	1939

Lowest High Temperatures in San Francisco on May 3

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	53 °F	1964
1	53 °F	1975
3	54 °F	1950
4	55 °F	1952
4	55 °F	1966
4	55 °F	1969
4	55 °F	1968
4	55 °F	1959
9	56 °F	1999
9	56 °F	2002
9	56 °F	1960
9	56 °F	1972

What's the most it has ever rained in San Francisco on 5/3?

For the date of May 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in San Francisco history is 0.56 inches which happened in 1951.

All-Time Most Precipitation in San Francisco on May 3

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	0.56 inches	1951
2	0.54 inches	2023
3	0.27 inches	2003
4	0.25 inches	1956
5	0.17 inches	1999
6	0.15 inches	1960
7	0.14 inches	1930
8	0.10 inches	1993
9	0.09 inches	1986
10	0.07 inches	2007

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1921–2024	Downtown San Francisco	location