Weather Records on 2 May 1909

48 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1909. Highest significance: Sydney, CA.

Key Facts for 2 May 1909

On 2 May 1909, 48 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 41 daily.
Sydney set a daily record precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 2 May 1909.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

48 stations

48 station records on 2 May 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

48 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 5, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 2 May 1909 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	5
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 May 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 41.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

37 broken records

Margins by which the 37 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1909

Top 20 records on 2 May 1909 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1909	Sydney, CA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1909	Bologna, IT	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1909	Stratford, CA	monthly low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	41 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1909	Halifax, CA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1909	Windsor Riverside, CA	monthly snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1909	Toronto, CA	daily snowfall	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1909	Owen Sound, CA	monthly snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	1 year	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1909	Wien, AT	daily low max	6.3 C (43.3 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1909	Sydney, CA	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	36 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1909	Jacksonville Wb City, US	monthly low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	2 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1909	Salzburg, AT	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	34 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1909	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	29 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1909	Port Arthur, CA	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	23 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1909	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	34 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1909	Woodstock, CA	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	33 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1909	Kristianstad, SE	daily rain	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	24 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1909	Yarmouth, CA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	23 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1909	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	32 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1909	Portland Rfc City, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	23 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1909	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	29 years	11 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 1909

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1909. 1909 had 48 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-02 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1804	1
1814	1
1835	1
1836	2
1845	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	2
1852	1
1866	2
1868	2
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1878	2
1879	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	1
1891	4
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	1
1896	4
1897	2
1898	6
1899	9
1900	1
1901	6
1902	5
1903	14
1904	25
1905	19
1906	15
1907	22
1908	11
1909	48
1910	21
1911	34
1912	26
1913	132
1914	33
1915	25
1916	21
1917	52
1918	21
1919	52
1920	73
1921	31
1922	219
1923	58
1924	57
1925	123
1926	323
1927	125
1928	164
1929	336
1930	366
1931	237
1932	113
1933	584
1934	337
1935	509
1936	305
1937	278
1938	411
1939	273
1940	587
1941	510
1942	600
1943	542
1944	727
1945	522
1946	321
1947	794
1948	874
1949	561
1950	651
1951	509
1952	445
1953	1,009
1954	1,317
1955	977
1956	1,261
1957	371
1958	380
1959	1,030
1960	571
1961	670
1962	396
1963	685
1964	656
1965	314
1966	779
1967	1,123
1968	440
1969	338
1970	670
1971	421
1972	336
1973	711
1974	456
1975	337
1976	660
1977	579
1978	976
1979	743
1980	449
1981	1,009
1982	537
1983	1,808
1984	712
1985	1,062
1986	631
1987	763
1988	1,142
1989	1,009
1990	1,567
1991	587
1992	1,014
1993	1,017
1994	937
1995	1,166
1996	1,076
1997	750
1998	1,043
1999	838
2000	931
2001	1,256
2002	1,263
2003	787
2004	1,344
2005	1,785
2006	577
2007	867
2008	963
2009	898
2010	1,629
2011	936
2012	1,103
2013	1,486
2014	696
2015	582
2016	583
2017	601
2018	768
2019	622
2020	798
2021	572
2022	440
2023	951
2024	880
2025	569
2026	765

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	31
5 to 10	1
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	1