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Weather Records on 2 May 1914

33 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1914. Highest significance: Bird Rocks, CA.

Key Facts for 2 May 1914

  • On 2 May 1914, 33 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 29 daily.
  • Bird Rocks set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 2 May 1914.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

33 stations
Weather records on 2 May 1914 33 station records on 2 May 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
33 station records on 2 May 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 May 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Bird RocksCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Nicola LakeCanadaRecord daily precipitation44.5 mm (1.8 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord daily snowfall9.7 cm (3.8 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
ZametchinoRussiaRecord daily precipitation21.5 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KirovRussiaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily snowfall3.3 cm (1.3 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TashkentUzbekistanRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord daily snowfall0.5 cm (0.2 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord low minimum temperature-0.2 C (31.6 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord daily snowfall0.3 cm (0.1 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
KazalinskKazakhstanRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij NovgorodRussiaRecord daily precipitation16.6 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Cap MadeleineCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low maximum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord low maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature18.0 C (64.4 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cap MadeleineCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation17.9 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-6.1 C (21.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord high maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
KazanRussiaRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord low maximum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
VilniusLithuaniaRecord daily precipitation5.7 mm (0.22 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
GorlitzGermanyRecord low minimum temperature0.2 C (32.4 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature18.0 C (64.4 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

33 records
Records on 2 May 1914 by type Records set or tied on 2 May 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 7. 051015Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 7Heaviest daily rainfall: 12Heaviest daily snowfall: 7Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 May 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.
Records on 2 May 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum7
Heaviest daily rainfall12
Heaviest daily snowfall7
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 May 1914 by timescale Records on 2 May 1914 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 29. 0102030all-time: 1monthly: 3daily: 29all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 May 1914 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 29.
Records on 2 May 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly3
daily29

How Much Records Were Beaten By

30 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 May 1914 Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2310 to 20: 220 to 30: 130 to 40: 240 to 50: 150 to 60: 060 to 70: 070 to 80: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 7070 to 80
Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 May 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 1023
10 to 202
20 to 301
30 to 402
40 to 501
50 to 600
60 to 700
70 to 801

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1914
Top 20 records on 2 May 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 May 1914Bird Rocks, CAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)20.3 mm (0.8 in)28 years51 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1914Nicola Lake, CAall-time rain44.5 mm (1.8 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)25 years37 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1914Charlottetown, CAmonthly snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)3.0 cm (1.2 in)31 years29 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1914Sydney, CAdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)4.8 cm (1.9 in)37 years24 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1914Truro, CAmonthly snowfall9.7 cm (3.8 in)1.6 cm (0.6 in)25 years24 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1914Zametchino, RUdaily rain21.5 mm (0.8 in)18.8 mm (0.7 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1914Kirov, RUdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)8.0 mm (0.31 in)11 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1914Halifax, CAdaily snowfall3.3 cm (1.3 in)3.0 cm (1.2 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1914Tashkent, UZdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)9.0 mm (0.35 in)11 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1914Yarmouth, CAdaily snowfall0.5 cm (0.2 in)0.5 cm (0.2 in)42 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1914Uccle, BEdaily low min-0.2 C (31.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1914Saint John, CAdaily snowfall0.3 cm (0.1 in)0.3 cm (0.1 in)42 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1914Kazalinsk, KZdaily rain2.3 mm (0.09 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1914Niznij Novgorod, RUdaily rain16.6 mm (0.7 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)22 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1914Cap Madeleine, CAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1914Truro, CAdaily low max2.2 C (36.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)25 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1914Yarmouth, CAdaily low max6.7 C (44.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1914Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZdaily low max18.0 C (64.4 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)23 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1914Cap Madeleine, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)7.6 cm (3.0 in)5 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1914Munchen-Nymphenburg, DEdaily rain17.9 mm (0.7 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)18 years13 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 1914
Records on 05-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1914. 1914 had 33 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 1914. 1914 had 33 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).