St. Petersburg May 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in St. Petersburg, Florida for the date of May 3.
May 3 All-Time Records
1892–2024
Highest temperature 91 °F 1953
Lowest temperature 59 °F 1929
Lowest daily high 72 °F 1963
Highest daily low 76 °F 2016
Most precipitation 1.77 inches 1923
Most snow none -
May 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 83.9 °F
Average low 70.4 °F
Chance precipitation 16.5%
Chance snow 0%
St. Petersburg May 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 82 72 0.00 0.0
2022 84 71 0.00 0.0
2021 88 75 0.00 0.0
2020 84 71 0.00 0.0
2019 83 73 n/a 0.0
2018 87 71 0.00 0.0
2017 89 72 0.00 0.0
2016 84 76 0.00 0.0
2015 82 70 0.00 0.0
2014 74 65 0.57 0.0
2013 81 71 0.04 0.0
2012 87 72 0.00 0.0
2011 87 72 0.00 n/a
2010 87 76 0.00 n/a
2009 85 73 0.00 n/a
2008 86 70 0.00 n/a
2007 88 71 0.00 n/a
2006 84 67 0.00 n/a
2005 86 72 0.01 n/a
2004 78 70 0.99 n/a
2003 84 73 0.00 n/a
2002 89 75 0.00 n/a
2001 79 69 0.00 n/a
2000 84 69 0.00 n/a
1999 79 64 0.00 n/a
1998 83 65 0.00 0.0
1997 85 75 0.00 0.0
1996 89 68 0.00 0.0
1995 86 71 0.00 0.0
1994 86 74 0.00 0.0
1993 83 69 0.00 0.0
1992 82 65 0.00 0.0
1991 89 74 0.00 0.0
1990 88 73 0.00 0.0
1989 83 67 0.00 0.0
1988 80 60 0.00 0.0
1987 88 69 0.00 0.0
1986 88 70 0.00 0.0
1985 87 73 0.00 0.0
1984 85 68 0.00 0.0
1983 84 69 0.00 0.0
1982 83 66 0.00 0.0
1981 85 65 0.00 0.0
1980 86 68 0.00 0.0
1979 87 69 0.00 0.0
1978 89 72 0.00 0.0
1977 88 68 0.00 0.0
1976 85 67 0.00 0.0
1975 88 72 0.00 0.0
1974 81 65 0.00 0.0
1973 83 70 0.00 0.0
1972 85 71 0.00 0.0
1971 n/a 67 0.00 0.0
1970 86 69 0.00 0.0
1969 85 69 0.00 0.0
1968 82 68 0.00 0.0
1967 85 72 0.00 0.0
1966 89 71 0.22 0.0
1965 84 65 0.00 0.0
1964 81 66 0.36 0.0
1963 72 63 0.45 0.0
1962 88 69 0.00 0.0
1961 83 n/a 0.00 0.0
1960 82 70 0.22 0.0
1959 n/a 69 0.00 0.0
1958 88 71 0.00 0.0
1957 84 73 0.00 0.0
1956 88 72 0.00 0.0
1955 83 60 0.00 0.0
1954 88 72 0.00 0.0
1953 91 74 0.00 0.0
1952 83 66 0.00 0.0
1951 83 69 0.00 0.0
1950 87 72 0.00 0.0
1949 89 70 0.00 0.0
1948 86 68 0.00 n/a
1947 82 70 0.00 n/a
1946 83 72 0.00 n/a
1945 82 69 0.00 n/a
1944 82 67 0.00 n/a
1943 84 68 0.00 n/a
1942 81 67 0.00 n/a
1941 87 63 0.00 n/a
1940 77 61 0.00 n/a
1939 83 65 0.00 n/a
1938 86 71 0.00 n/a
1937 87 68 0.33 n/a
1936 85 71 0.00 n/a
1935 91 72 0.00 n/a
1934 85 68 0.00 n/a
1933 84 72 0.00 n/a
1932 88 67 0.00 n/a
1931 85 71 0.00 n/a
1930 85 69 0.00 n/a
1929 81 59 0.01 n/a
1928 85 67 0.00 n/a
1927 86 70 0.06 n/a
1926 85 68 0.00 n/a
1925 79 61 0.00 n/a
1924 80 66 0.00 n/a
1923 80 65 1.77 n/a
1922 85 75 0.01 n/a
1921 75 65 0.00 n/a
1920 82 67 0.40 n/a
1919 87 68 0.00 n/a
1918 82 62 0.00 n/a
1917 84 70 0.00 n/a
1916 82 67 0.00 n/a
1915 86 66 0.00 n/a
1914 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1913 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1912 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1911 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1910 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1909 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1908 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1907 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1906 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1905 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1904 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1903 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1902 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1901 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1900 n/a n/a n/a n/a
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 87 73 0.15 n/a
1892 89 69 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for St. Petersburg on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the highest temperature ever reached in St. Petersburg history is 91 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1953.
Highest Temperatures in St. Petersburg on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 91 °F 1935
1 91 °F 1953
3 89 °F 1949
3 89 °F 1966
3 89 °F 1978
3 89 °F 1991
3 89 °F 1996
3 89 °F 2002
3 89 °F 2017
3 89 °F 1892
What's the all-time low for St. Petersburg on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in St. Petersburg history is 59 °F which happened in 1929.
Lowest Temperatures in St. Petersburg on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 59 °F 1929
2 60 °F 1955
2 60 °F 1988
4 61 °F 1940
4 61 °F 1925
6 62 °F 1918
7 63 °F 1941
7 63 °F 1963
9 64 °F 1999
10 65 °F 1992
10 65 °F 1974
10 65 °F 1939
10 65 °F 1921
10 65 °F 2014
10 65 °F 1923
10 65 °F 1965
10 65 °F 1998
10 65 °F 1981
Lowest High Temperatures in St. Petersburg on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 72 °F 1963
2 74 °F 2014
3 75 °F 1921
4 77 °F 1940
5 78 °F 2004
6 79 °F 1925
6 79 °F 1999
6 79 °F 2001
9 80 °F 1923
9 80 °F 1988
9 80 °F 1924
What's the most it has ever rained in St. Petersburg on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in St. Petersburg history is 1.77 inches which happened in 1923.
All-Time Most Precipitation in St. Petersburg on May 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.77 inches 1923
2 0.99 inches 2004
3 0.57 inches 2014
4 0.45 inches 1963
5 0.40 inches 1920
6 0.36 inches 1964
7 0.33 inches 1937
8 0.22 inches 1966
8 0.22 inches 1960
10 0.15 inches 1893
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1999–2024 St Petersburg AP location
1892–1998 St. Petersburg location