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Weather Records on 2 May 1921

31 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1921. Highest significance: Falun, SE.

Key Facts for 2 May 1921

  • On 2 May 1921, 31 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 30 daily.
  • Falun set a daily record precipitation of 17.2 mm (0.7 in) on 2 May 1921.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

31 stations
Weather records on 2 May 1921 31 station records on 2 May 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
31 station records on 2 May 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 May 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
FalunSwedenRecord daily precipitation17.2 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Crookwell Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
BarkervilleCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature2.5 C (36.5 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-MaouTunisiaRecord daily precipitation3.7 mm (0.15 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
GospicCroatiaRecord daily precipitation46.2 mm (1.8 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord high minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord daily precipitation10.6 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
LouisvilleUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz CdaCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
UmanUkraineRecord daily precipitation5.4 mm (0.21 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma (Carlaminda)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.5 mm (0.06 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Edenhope (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
BarkervilleCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
BrinkleyUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature3.5 C (38.3 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
NewportUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Green BayUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

31 records
Records on 2 May 1921 by type Records set or tied on 2 May 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 13, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 051015Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 9Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 13Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 May 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 13, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 2 May 1921 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum9
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall13
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 May 1921 by timescale Records on 2 May 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 30. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 30all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 May 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 30.
Records on 2 May 1921 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily30

How Much Records Were Beaten By

24 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 May 1921 Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.7. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 2: 132 to 4: 54 to 6: 16 to 8: 38 to 10: 20 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 May 1921
MarginRecords
0 to 213
2 to 45
4 to 61
6 to 83
8 to 102

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1921
Top 20 records on 2 May 1921 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 May 1921Falun, SEdaily rain17.2 mm (0.7 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1921Crookwell Post Office, AUdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1921Vryburg (Pol), ZAdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)29 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1921Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high max28.3 C (82.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)39 years18 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1921Chattanooga Wb City, USdaily low max11.7 C (53.1 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)10 years18 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1921Robe Comparison, AUdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)24 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1921Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily low min5.0 C (41.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)37 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1921Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)16 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1921Barkerville, CAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)7 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1921Haparanda, SEdaily high min2.5 C (36.5 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1921Sfax El-Maou, TNdaily rain3.7 mm (0.15 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1921Gospic, HRdaily rain46.2 mm (1.8 in)6.7 mm (0.26 in)8 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1921Toledo Blade, USdaily low max5.6 C (42.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)23 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1921Cairns Post Office, AUdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)6 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1921Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily high min3.3 C (37.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1921Arhangelsk, RUdaily rain10.6 mm (0.4 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)3 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1921Emerald Post Office, AUdaily high max31.1 C (88.0 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)21 years10 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1921Louisville, USdaily low max18.9 C (66.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)10 years10 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1921Agassiz Cda, CAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)12 years9 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1921Uman, UAdaily rain5.4 mm (0.21 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)21 years9 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 1921
Records on 05-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1921. 1921 had 31 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 1921. 1921 had 31 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).