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Weather Records on 2 May 1911

34 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1911. Highest significance: Hamilton, CA.

Key Facts for 2 May 1911

  • On 2 May 1911, 34 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 16 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 29 daily.
  • Hamilton set a monthly record low maximum temperature of 3.3 C (37.9 F) on 2 May 1911.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

34 stations
Weather records on 2 May 1911 34 station records on 2 May 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
34 station records on 2 May 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 May 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HamiltonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
OrilliaCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PesaroItalyRecord daily precipitation19.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BrantfordCanadaRecord low maximum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord daily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
BrantfordCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature24.7 C (76.5 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord high maximum temperature25.9 C (78.6 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord high minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
TallinnEstoniaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature8.2 C (46.8 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord low maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Point ClarkCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

34 records
Records on 2 May 1911 by type Records set or tied on 2 May 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 6, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 051015Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 7Highest daily minimum: 12Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 May 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 6, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 2 May 1911 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum7
Highest daily minimum12
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 May 1911 by timescale Records on 2 May 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 29. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 5daily: 29all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 May 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 29.
Records on 2 May 1911 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly5
daily29

How Much Records Were Beaten By

25 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 May 1911 Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2310 to 20: 120 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 May 1911
MarginRecords
0 to 1023
10 to 201
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1911
Top 20 records on 2 May 1911 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 May 1911Hamilton, CAmonthly low max3.3 C (37.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)43 years30 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1911Chatham, CAdaily high min10.0 C (50.0 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)31 years27 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1911Orillia, CAdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)39 years25 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1911Charlottetown, CAdaily high min7.2 C (45.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)31 years22 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1911Galway, IEdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)46 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1911Pesaro, ITdaily rain19.0 mm (0.7 in)8.0 mm (0.31 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1911Brantford, CAmonthly low max2.2 C (36.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)19 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1911Stratford, CAdaily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)45 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1911Truro, CAdaily high min10.6 C (51.1 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)16 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1911Halifax, CAdaily high min6.7 C (44.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1911Sydney, CAdaily high min7.8 C (46.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)4 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1911La Crosse Wb City, USmonthly low min-3.3 C (26.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)3 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1911Charlottetown, CAdaily high max15.0 C (59.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1911Hvar, HRdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)8 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1911Brantford, CAdaily low min-2.8 C (27.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1911Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high max24.7 C (76.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1911Kiev, UAdaily high max25.9 C (78.6 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1911Fredericton Unb, CAdaily high min7.8 C (46.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1911St John's, CAdaily high min5.0 C (41.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)21 years10 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1911Chattanooga Wb City, USdaily low max16.7 C (62.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)17 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 1911
Records on 05-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1911. 1911 had 34 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 1911. 1911 had 34 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).