Weather Records on 2 May 1920

73 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1920. Highest significance: Croydon Township, AU.

Key Facts for 2 May 1920

On 2 May 1920, 73 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
13 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 72 daily.
Croydon Township set a daily record precipitation of 56.6 mm (2.2 in) on 2 May 1920.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

73 stations

73 station records on 2 May 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karumba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gawler Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bannockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Nectar Brook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

73 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 54, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 2 May 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	54
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 May 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 72.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

64 broken records

Margins by which the 64 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1920

Top 20 records on 2 May 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1920	Croydon Township, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1920	Nordby (Fano), DK	monthly rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	13 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1920	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1920	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1920	Gronbaek-Allingskovgard, DK	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1920	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1920	Graaff Reinet, ZA	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1920	Robertson, ZA	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1920	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1920	Tranebjerg, DK	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1920	Kamferskraal, ZA	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1920	Uniondale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1920	Aberdeen (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1920	Karumba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	46 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1920	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1920	Roodebloem, ZA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	25 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1920	Cradock, ZA	daily rain	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	40 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1920	Ravenswood Post Office, AU	daily rain	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1920	Hoofddorp, NL	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	38 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1920	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	25 years	16 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1920. 1920 had 73 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 10	55
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1