Weather Records on 2 May 1932

113 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1932. Highest significance: Soltau, DE.

Key Facts for 2 May 1932

On 2 May 1932, 113 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 113 daily.
Soltau set a daily record precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 2 May 1932.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

113 stations

113 station records on 2 May 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fallston	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuwarden_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aschersleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Budhlada	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ambari	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bissem-Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Florence #1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cheltenham 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Muktesar	India	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bharatpur	India	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Moradabad	India	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gulah(Gula)	India	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Thanesar	India	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bhawanipatna	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dantan	India	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Rambha	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Pathalipam	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

113 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 61.

Records on 2 May 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	61
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 May 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 113.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

86 broken records

Margins by which the 86 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1932

Top 20 records on 2 May 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1932	Soltau, DE	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1932	Rotenburg (Wumme), DE	daily rain	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1932	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily rain	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1932	Cle Elum, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1932	Muenster, DE	daily rain	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1932	Magdeburg, DE	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1932	West Terschelling, NL	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1932	Jacksonville, US	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1932	Fallston, US	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1932	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1932	Ter Apel, NL	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1932	Battle Mtn, US	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1932	Ebrach, DE	daily rain	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1932	Bederkesa, DE	daily rain	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1932	Durham, GB	daily rain	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1932	Golconda, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1932	Braunschweig (T.H.), DE	daily rain	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1932	Leeuwarden_1, NL	daily rain	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1932	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1932	Arnsberg, DE	daily rain	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	44 years	19 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1932. 1932 had 113 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	49
3 to 5	14
5 to 8	9
8 to 10	8
10 to 13	3
13 to 15	1
15 to 18	2