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Weather Records on 2 May 1919

52 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1919. Highest significance: Junsele, SE.

Key Facts for 2 May 1919

  • On 2 May 1919, 52 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 11 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 50 daily.
  • Junsele set a monthly record daily precipitation of 31.6 mm (1.2 in) on 2 May 1919.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

52 stations
Weather records on 2 May 1919 52 station records on 2 May 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
52 station records on 2 May 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 May 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
JunseleSwedenRecord daily precipitation31.6 mm (1.2 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TarnabySwedenRecord daily precipitation15.1 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_ASwedenRecord daily precipitation24.2 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HenicheskUkraineRecord daily precipitation18.4 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.3 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SimferopolUkraineRecord daily precipitation18.7 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
RoermondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation10.5 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.2 mm (0.32 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOSUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation48.3 mm (1.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record low minimum temperature-22.3 C (-8.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord high maximum temperature26.2 C (79.2 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',MgsUkraineRecord daily precipitation6.8 mm (0.27 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerslie 2AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Lake CochituateUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
TomskRussiaRecord daily precipitation10.6 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
WoolerinaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Dungalear)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
LandsortSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.5 mm (0.37 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Gravesend Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation54.6 mm (2.1 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
BarkervilleCanadaRecord daily snowfall3.8 cm (1.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Kaisersbach-CronhutteGermanyRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
BjornholtNorwayRecord daily precipitation26.5 mm (1.0 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature3.5 C (38.3 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
LeominsterUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature17.5 C (63.5 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/FohrGermanyRecord low maximum temperature8.7 C (47.7 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska HogarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.9 mm (0.5 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'RussiaRecord daily precipitation10.5 mm (0.4 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Pulletop (Matta Mia)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
OttawaCanadaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
CradockSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Wee Waa (George St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-AbbesAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
BarkervilleCanadaRecord low maximum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)0 of 100 (Routine)
TbilisiGeorgiaRecord high minimum temperature12.6 C (54.7 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

52 records
Records on 2 May 1919 by type Records set or tied on 2 May 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 34, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 010203040Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 34Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 May 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 34, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 2 May 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall34
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 May 1919 by timescale Records on 2 May 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 50. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 50all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 May 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 50.
Records on 2 May 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily50

How Much Records Were Beaten By

43 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 May 1919 Margins by which the 43 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.0. Ties are not counted. 0102030400 to 5: 345 to 10: 310 to 15: 415 to 20: 120 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 43 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 May 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 534
5 to 103
10 to 154
15 to 201
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1919
Top 20 records on 2 May 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 May 1919Junsele, SEmonthly rain31.6 mm (1.2 in)13.4 mm (0.5 in)3 years50 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1919Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)47 years23 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1919Bjuraker, SEdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)14.7 mm (0.6 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1919Tarnaby, SEdaily rain15.1 mm (0.6 in)13.1 mm (0.5 in)2 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1919Orskar_A, SEdaily rain24.2 mm (1.0 in)16.6 mm (0.7 in)14 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1919Henichesk, UAdaily rain18.4 mm (0.7 in)9.5 mm (0.37 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1919Gavle, SEdaily rain14.3 mm (0.6 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)57 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1919Simferopol, UAdaily rain18.7 mm (0.7 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1919Roermond, NLdaily rain10.5 mm (0.4 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1919Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily rain8.2 mm (0.32 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1919Concordia ASOS, USdaily rain48.3 mm (1.9 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1919Bathurst Gaol, AUmonthly high max26.7 C (80.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)7 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1919Harnosand, SEdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)4.7 mm (0.19 in)14 years18 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1919Innsbruck, ATdaily low min1.1 C (34.0 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)41 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1919Walgett Council Depot, AUdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)37 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1919Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily low min-22.3 C (-8.1 F)3.1 C (5.6 F)22 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1919Brewarrina (Talawanta), AUdaily rain2.0 mm (0.08 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)36 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1919Irkutsk, RUdaily high max26.2 C (79.2 F)5.8 C (10.4 F)12 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1919Vasteras-Hasslo, SEdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)12 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1919Sevastopol',Mgs, UAdaily rain6.8 mm (0.27 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)35 years15 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 1919
Records on 05-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1919. 1919 had 52 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 1919. 1919 had 52 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).