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Weather Records on 2 May 1904

25 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1904. Highest significance: Umea, SE.

Key Facts for 2 May 1904

  • On 2 May 1904, 25 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 25 daily.
  • Umea set a daily record precipitation of 13.8 mm (0.5 in) on 2 May 1904.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

25 stations
Weather records on 2 May 1904 25 station records on 2 May 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
25 station records on 2 May 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 May 1904: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
UmeaSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.8 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LundSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
AlburyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord daily precipitation11.1 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.6 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.3 mm (0.33 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation9.0 mm (0.35 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
WahgunyahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Kyneton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.8 mm (0.31 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
DaylesfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature8.5 C (47.3 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
TallinnEstoniaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

25 records
Records on 2 May 1904 by type Records set or tied on 2 May 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 18. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 18Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 May 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 18.
Records on 2 May 1904 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall18
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 May 1904 by timescale Records on 2 May 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 25. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 25all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 May 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 25.
Records on 2 May 1904 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily25

How Much Records Were Beaten By

24 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 May 1904 Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.3. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 3: 93 to 5: 95 to 8: 28 to 10: 310 to 13: 013 to 15: 015 to 18: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 18
Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 May 1904
MarginRecords
0 to 39
3 to 59
5 to 82
8 to 103
10 to 130
13 to 150
15 to 181

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1904
Top 20 records on 2 May 1904 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 May 1904Umea, SEdaily rain13.8 mm (0.5 in)8.8 mm (0.35 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1904Lund, SEdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1904Albury, AUdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)16.3 mm (0.6 in)10 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1904Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily rain11.1 mm (0.4 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1904Harnosand, SEdaily rain13.6 mm (0.5 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1904Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)46 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1904Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily rain8.3 mm (0.33 in)3.7 mm (0.15 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1904Kalmar_D, SEdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1904Sandvig, DKdaily rain9.0 mm (0.35 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)22 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1904Wahgunyah, AUdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)6.7 mm (0.26 in)28 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1904Putten (Gld), NLdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)22 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1904Karlshamn, SEdaily rain7.4 mm (0.29 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)20 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1904Kyneton Post Office, AUdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)8.3 mm (0.33 in)14 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1904Groningen-1, NLdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)18 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1904Halifax, CAdaily low min-2.8 C (27.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1904Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1904Vastervik, SEdaily rain7.8 mm (0.31 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)19 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1904Bourke Post Office, AUdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)13 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1904Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)14 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1904Daylesford, AUdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)11 years9 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1795 to 1904
Records on 05-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1904. 1904 had 25 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 11804: 11814: 11835: 11836: 21845: 11846: 11849: 11850: 21852: 11866: 21868: 21874: 11875: 11876: 11877: 21878: 21879: 11881: 21883: 11884: 21885: 11886: 31887: 11888: 11889: 21890: 11891: 41892: 51893: 11894: 41895: 11896: 41897: 21898: 61899: 91900: 11901: 61902: 51903: 141904: 251905: 191906: 151907: 221908: 111909: 481910: 211911: 341912: 261913: 1321914: 331915: 251916: 211917: 521918: 211919: 521920: 731921: 311922: 2191923: 581924: 571925: 1231926: 3231927: 1251928: 1641929: 3361930: 3661931: 2371932: 1131933: 5841934: 3371935: 5091936: 3051937: 2781938: 4111939: 2731940: 5871941: 5101942: 6001943: 5421944: 7271945: 5221946: 3211947: 7941948: 8741949: 5611950: 6511951: 5091952: 4451953: 1,0091954: 1,3171955: 9771956: 1,2611957: 3711958: 3801959: 1,0301960: 5711961: 6701962: 3961963: 6851964: 6561965: 3141966: 7791967: 1,1231968: 4401969: 3381970: 6701971: 4211972: 3361973: 7111974: 4561975: 3371976: 6601977: 5791978: 9761979: 7431980: 4491981: 1,0091982: 5371983: 1,8081984: 7121985: 1,0621986: 6311987: 7631988: 1,1421989: 1,0091990: 1,5671991: 5871992: 1,0141993: 1,0171994: 9371995: 1,1661996: 1,0761997: 7501998: 1,0431999: 8382000: 9312001: 1,2562002: 1,2632003: 7872004: 1,3442005: 1,7852006: 5772007: 8672008: 9632009: 8982010: 1,6292011: 9362012: 1,1032013: 1,4862014: 6962015: 5822016: 5832017: 6012018: 7682019: 6222020: 7982021: 5722022: 4402023: 9512024: 8802025: 5692026: 7651795187918981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1904. 1904 had 25 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-02 in each year
YearRecords
17951
18041
18141
18351
18362
18451
18461
18491
18502
18521
18662
18682
18741
18751
18761
18772
18782
18791
18812
18831
18842
18851
18863
18871
18881
18892
18901
18914
18925
18931
18944
18951
18964
18972
18986
18999
19001
19016
19025
190314
190425
190519
190615
190722
190811
190948
191021
191134
191226
1913132
191433
191525
191621
191752
191821
191952
192073
192131
1922219
192358
192457
1925123
1926323
1927125
1928164
1929336
1930366
1931237
1932113
1933584
1934337
1935509
1936305
1937278
1938411
1939273
1940587
1941510
1942600
1943542
1944727
1945522
1946321
1947794
1948874
1949561
1950651
1951509
1952445
19531,009
19541,317
1955977
19561,261
1957371
1958380
19591,030
1960571
1961670
1962396
1963685
1964656
1965314
1966779
19671,123
1968440
1969338
1970670
1971421
1972336
1973711
1974456
1975337
1976660
1977579
1978976
1979743
1980449
19811,009
1982537
19831,808
1984712
19851,062
1986631
1987763
19881,142
19891,009
19901,567
1991587
19921,014
19931,017
1994937
19951,166
19961,076
1997750
19981,043
1999838
2000931
20011,256
20021,263
2003787
20041,344
20051,785
2006577
2007867
2008963
2009898
20101,629
2011936
20121,103
20131,486
2014696
2015582
2016583
2017601
2018768
2019622
2020798
2021572
2022440
2023951
2024880
2025569
2026765

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).