Weather Records on 2 May 1924

57 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1924. Highest significance: Haliburton A, CA.

Key Facts for 2 May 1924

On 2 May 1924, 57 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 56 daily.
Haliburton A set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 2 May 1924.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

57 stations

57 station records on 2 May 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

57 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 2 May 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	11
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 May 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 56.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

47 broken records

Margins by which the 47 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1924

Top 20 records on 2 May 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1924	Haliburton A, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1924	Sandvig, DK	daily low min	0.3 C (32.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	46 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1924	Helmond, NL	daily rain	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1924	Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DE	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1924	Kargopol, RU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1924	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1924	Lubeck-Werft, DE	daily rain	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1924	Fort National, DZ	daily high min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1924	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	33 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1924	Arhangelsk, RU	daily rain	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	3 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1924	Columbia Falls 5 SW, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1924	Edmonton, CA	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	34 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1924	Braunschweig (T.H.), DE	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	17 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1924	Zametchino, RU	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	21 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1924	Santa Barbara, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	28 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1924	Payette, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	15 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1924	Porthill, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	25 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1924	Woodstock, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	26 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1924	San Bernardino F S 226, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	21 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1924	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	21 years	11 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1924. 1924 had 57 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 3	35
3 to 5	8
5 to 8	2
8 to 10	0
10 to 13	1
13 to 15	0
15 to 18	1