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Weather Records on 2 May 1918

21 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1918. Highest significance: Malmesbury, ZA.

Key Facts for 2 May 1918

  • On 2 May 1918, 21 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 14 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 20 daily.
  • Malmesbury set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 2 May 1918.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

21 stations
Weather records on 2 May 1918 21 station records on 2 May 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
21 station records on 2 May 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 May 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
MalmesburySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
WhiteheadCanadaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature28.2 C (82.8 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Cap MadeleineCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord high minimum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord daily precipitation7.8 mm (0.31 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature4.6 C (40.3 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord low maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & OutreachUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

21 records
Records on 2 May 1918 by type Records set or tied on 2 May 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 6. 02468Highest daily maximum: 7Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 7Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 May 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 6.
Records on 2 May 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum7
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum7
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 May 1918 by timescale Records on 2 May 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 20. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 20all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 May 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 20.
Records on 2 May 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily20

How Much Records Were Beaten By

20 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 May 1918 Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.5. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 2: 132 to 4: 34 to 6: 16 to 8: 28 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 014 to 16: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 1414 to 16
Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 May 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 213
2 to 43
4 to 61
6 to 82
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 140
14 to 161

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1918
Top 20 records on 2 May 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 May 1918Malmesbury, ZAdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)36 years33 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1918Whitehead, CAmonthly rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)33 years29 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1918St John's, CAdaily high max21.1 C (70.0 F)5.5 C (9.9 F)34 years24 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1918Winnemucca AP, USdaily high max28.3 C (82.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)36 years18 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1918Adelaide West Terrace, AUdaily high max28.2 C (82.8 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1918Cap Madeleine, CAdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)7.7 mm (0.30 in)4 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1918Harnosand, SEdaily high min4.0 C (39.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1918New Westminster, CAdaily high min10.6 C (51.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)22 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1918Medicine Hat A, CAdaily high max25.6 C (78.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1918Arhangelsk, RUdaily rain7.8 mm (0.31 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)8 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1918Pitea, SEdaily high min4.6 C (40.3 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1918Qu'appelle, CAdaily high max25.0 C (77.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1918St John's, CAdaily high min6.7 C (44.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)7 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1918Portland Rfc City, USdaily high min12.8 C (55.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)17 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1918Bjuraker, SEdaily high min3.9 C (39.0 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)12 years9 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1918Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)15 years9 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1918Anticosti West Point, CAdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)1 year5 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1918Magdeburg, DEdaily low max8.9 C (48.0 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)8 years5 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1918Calgary Int'l A, CAdaily high max24.4 C (75.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)1 year4 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1918Cape York Post Office, AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)0 years3 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 1918
Records on 05-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1918. 1918 had 21 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 1918. 1918 had 21 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).