Weather Records on 2 May 1925

123 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1925. Highest significance: Den Helder-1, NL.

Key Facts for 2 May 1925

On 2 May 1925, 123 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 109 daily.
Den Helder-1 set a daily record precipitation of 46.3 mm (1.8 in) on 2 May 1925.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

123 stations

123 station records on 2 May 1925 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1925: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guy Fawkes 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling (1)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kenalea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

123 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1925 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 24.

Records on 2 May 1925 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	24
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 May 1925 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 109.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

78 broken records

Margins by which the 78 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1925

Top 20 records on 2 May 1925 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1925	Den Helder-1, NL	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1925	Raymond Terrace Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1925	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1925	Guy Fawkes 2, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1925	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1925	Spring Hill, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1925	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	monthly low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1925	New Smyrna Beach, US	monthly low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	14 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1925	Wheeling (1), US	monthly low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	14 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1925	Stroud Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1925	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1925	Eustis 2 S, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1925	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1925	Sarna, SE	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1925	Weissenburg, DE	daily low max	6.3 C (43.3 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1925	Amite, US	monthly low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	17 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1925	Cedar Rapids #1, US	monthly low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	17 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1925	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	monthly low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1925	Austin, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1925	Storlien, SE	daily rain	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	45 years	17 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 1925

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1925. 1925 had 123 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	68
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1