Weather Records on 2 May 1926

323 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1926. Highest significance: Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 2 May 1926

On 2 May 1926, 323 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
126 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 321 daily.
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 32.8 mm (1.3 in) on 2 May 1926.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

323 stations

323 station records on 2 May 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Black Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cadia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narra Allen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brungle (Rosemount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harden (East St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Wamberra Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland (Weetulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Uriarra (Woodside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

323 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 189.

Records on 2 May 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 May 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 321.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

272 broken records

Margins by which the 272 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1926

Top 20 records on 2 May 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1926	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1926	Black Springs, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1926	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1926	Bigga (Woolbrook), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1926	Carcoar, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1926	Crookwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1926	Yellowin, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1926	Watertown Wwtp, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1926	Oberon (Jenolan Caves), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1926	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1926	Denison, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1926	Cadia, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1926	Springvale, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1926	Carabost, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1926	Yackandandah, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1926	Roodebloem, ZA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1926	Elliotdale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1926	Blackwarry, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1926	San Diego Wbo, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1926	Batlow Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	22 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1926. 1926 had 323 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 May 1926
Margin	Records
0 to 10	232
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1