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Weather Records on 2 May 1922

219 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1922. Highest significance: Clare Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 2 May 1922

  • On 2 May 1922, 219 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 21 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 213 daily.
  • Clare Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 41.4 mm (1.6 in) on 2 May 1922.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

219 stations
Weather records on 2 May 1922 219 station records on 2 May 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
219 station records on 2 May 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 May 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Clare Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.4 mm (1.6 in)59 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.2 mm (1.1 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Black Rock)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Pamatta)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
HallettAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose (Para Gums)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.6 mm (1.5 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
CoonalpynAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
WirrabaraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Cape NorthumberlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
CradockAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Johnburgh Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
MelroseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.8 mm (1.4 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
JamestownAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.8 mm (1.4 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Botanical GardensAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.6 mm (1.4 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
WilmingtonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.8 mm (1.3 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
MundallioAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.3 mm (1.3 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
CollingroveAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
YudnapinnaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
HawkerAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Wilson)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
BorroloolaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Olive Grove)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.5 mm (1.3 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
FrancesAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Depot Flat)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
LorquonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Mannanarie Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.3 mm (1.4 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Murtho Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
WulgulmerangAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara ForestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo CentreAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CaltowieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CarrietonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HammondAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Amyton EastAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (South Gap Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WhittataAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GladstoneAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Whyte YarcowieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TerowieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Australia PlainsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
AppilaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Yackara)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Eurelia)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LauraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Old Canowie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Lucindale Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TrawallaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaleer Forest ReserveAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
AngastonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Kooringa)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell FlatAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TareenaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Belton (Shadow Vale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

219 records
Records on 2 May 1922 by type Records set or tied on 2 May 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1. 050100150200Highest daily maximum: 10Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 11Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 187Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 May 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 2 May 1922 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum10
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum11
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall187
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 2 May 1922 by timescale Records on 2 May 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 213. 0100200300all-time: 0monthly: 6daily: 213all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 May 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 213.
Records on 2 May 1922 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly6
daily213

How Much Records Were Beaten By

207 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 May 1922 Margins by which the 207 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted. 0501001502000 to 20: 17320 to 40: 3340 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140
Margins by which the 207 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 May 1922
MarginRecords
0 to 20173
20 to 4033
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1200
120 to 1401

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1922
Top 20 records on 2 May 1922 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 May 1922Clare Post Office, AUdaily rain41.4 mm (1.6 in)30.7 mm (1.2 in)58 years59 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1922Port Augusta Post Office, AUdaily rain28.2 mm (1.1 in)26.7 mm (1.1 in)39 years57 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1922Port Augusta West, AUdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)31.0 mm (1.2 in)37 years54 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1922Orroroo (Black Rock), AUdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)28.7 mm (1.1 in)32 years53 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1922Carrieton (Pamatta), AUdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)30.5 mm (1.2 in)34 years53 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1922Hallett, AUdaily rain25.9 mm (1.0 in)23.4 mm (0.9 in)28 years52 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1922Melrose (Para Gums), AUdaily rain37.6 mm (1.5 in)36.6 mm (1.4 in)28 years51 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1922Coonalpyn, AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)25.9 mm (1.0 in)28 years51 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1922Wirrabara, AUdaily rain25.7 mm (1.0 in)23.7 mm (0.9 in)32 years48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1922Cape Northumberland, AUdaily rain34.3 mm (1.4 in)22.4 mm (0.9 in)12 years48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1922Cradock, AUdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)26.6 mm (1.0 in)29 years44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1922Johnburgh Post Office, AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)24.4 mm (1.0 in)34 years44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1922Melrose, AUdaily rain36.8 mm (1.4 in)32.5 mm (1.3 in)34 years43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1922Jamestown, AUdaily rain26.4 mm (1.0 in)18.8 mm (0.7 in)34 years43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1922Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AUdaily rain34.8 mm (1.4 in)24.6 mm (1.0 in)17 years42 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1922Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AUdaily rain36.6 mm (1.4 in)18.8 mm (0.7 in)29 years42 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1922Wilmington, AUdaily rain32.8 mm (1.3 in)32.3 mm (1.3 in)32 years39 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1922Mundallio, AUdaily rain33.3 mm (1.3 in)28.2 mm (1.1 in)13 years38 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1922Collingrove, AUdaily rain25.9 mm (1.0 in)19.0 mm (0.7 in)34 years38 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1922Yudnapinna, AUdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)15.8 mm (0.6 in)34 years35 of 100 (Notable)

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 1922
Records on 05-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1922. 1922 had 219 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 1922. 1922 had 219 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).