Weather Records on 2 May 1913

132 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1913. Highest significance: Stawell, AU.

Key Facts for 2 May 1913

On 2 May 1913, 132 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 132 daily.
Stawell set a daily record precipitation of 42.7 mm (1.7 in) on 2 May 1913.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

132 stations

132 station records on 2 May 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1913: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stawell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Benerembah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wycheproof (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cornalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yamma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warwillah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Conargo (Willurah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Binya (Merribee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Groongal Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Charlton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Marmal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang (Tragowell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bacchus Marsh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merungle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McDonald	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hillview (Ballandry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston (Cowl Cowl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Paika	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Conapaira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Eskdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

132 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 88.

Records on 2 May 1913 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	88
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 May 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 132.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

123 broken records

Margins by which the 123 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1913

Top 20 records on 2 May 1913 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1913	Stawell, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1913	Warrnambool Shire Office, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1913	Benerembah, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1913	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1913	Wycheproof (Post Office), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1913	Urana Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1913	Jerilderie (Yanko Station), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1913	Balranald (Rsl), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1913	Cornalla, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1913	Yamma, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1913	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1913	Warwillah, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1913	Conargo (Willurah), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1913	Halls Gap, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1913	Binya (Merribee), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1913	Hay (Miller Street), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1913	Round Hill, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1913	Groongal (Groongal Station), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1913	Groongal (Gundaline), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1913	Wallaloo, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	26 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 1913

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1913. 1913 had 132 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	64
5 to 10	14
10 to 15	19
15 to 20	12
20 to 25	8
25 to 30	3
30 to 35	2
35 to 40	1