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Weather Records on 2 May 1908

11 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1908. Highest significance: Galway, IE.

Key Facts for 2 May 1908

  • On 2 May 1908, 11 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 10 daily.
  • Galway set a daily record high maximum temperature of 23.9 C (75.0 F) on 2 May 1908.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

11 stations
Weather records on 2 May 1908 11 station records on 2 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
11 station records on 2 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 May 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
GalwayIrelandRecord high maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord low maximum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord daily snowfall1.5 cm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord daily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord low maximum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

11 records
Records on 2 May 1908 by type Records set or tied on 2 May 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 01234Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 0Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 May 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 2 May 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall0
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 May 1908 by timescale Records on 2 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 10. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 10all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 10.
Records on 2 May 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily10

How Much Records Were Beaten By

7 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 May 1908 Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.0. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 2: 42 to 4: 14 to 6: 16 to 8: 08 to 10: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 May 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 24
2 to 41
4 to 61
6 to 80
8 to 101

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1908
Top 11 records on 2 May 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 May 1908Galway, IEdaily high max23.9 C (75.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)12 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1908Stonecliffe, CAmonthly low max1.7 C (35.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)0 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1908Port Dover, CAdaily snowfall1.5 cm (0.6 in)1.0 cm (0.4 in)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1908Port Stanley, CAdaily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)0.5 cm (0.2 in)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1908Madison Wb City, USdaily low min-0.6 C (30.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1908Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily low max16.1 C (61.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)15 years8 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1908Bourke Post Office, AUdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)3 years4 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1908Port Dover, CAdaily low max (Tie)5.6 C (42.1 F)tie25 years2 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1908Chatham, CAdaily high min (Tie)3.9 C (39.0 F)tie28 years2 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1908Charlottetown, CAdaily high min (Tie)3.9 C (39.0 F)tie28 years2 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1908San Diego Wbo, USdaily low max (Tie)15.6 C (60.1 F)tie10 years1 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 1908
Records on 05-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1908. 1908 had 11 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 1908. 1908 had 11 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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