Weather Records on 2 May 1933

584 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1933. Highest significance: Gohana, IN.

Key Facts for 2 May 1933

On 2 May 1933, 584 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 579 daily.
Gohana set a monthly record daily precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 2 May 1933.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

584 stations

584 station records on 2 May 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gohana	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tilhar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gurgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bali	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Debiabhoj Diyabh	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pilibhit City	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Punahana	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bareilly Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kathgodam	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nawabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Katangi	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bareilly	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kashipur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kannauj	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Udhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sohana	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Ohio St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rajnandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kundhra	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Johanna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fatehabad	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Faridpur	India	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pawayan	India	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hattin	India	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bah	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sausar	India	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

584 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 101, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 409, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 2 May 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	101
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	409
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 May 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 579.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

519 broken records

Margins by which the 519 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1933

Top 20 records on 2 May 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1933	Gohana, IN	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1933	Iowa City, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1933	Ottawa Cda, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1933	Ottawa, CA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1933	Apollo Bay, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1933	Tilhar, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1933	Gurgaon, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1933	Bali, IN	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1933	Montreal McGill, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1933	Debiabhoj Diyabh, IN	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1933	Pilibhit City, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1933	Seoni, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1933	Punahana, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1933	Bareilly Sadar, IN	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1933	Kathgodam, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1933	Caguas, PR	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1933	Manamathurai, IN	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1933	Nawabganj, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1933	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1933	Katangi, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	31 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1933. 1933 had 584 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	410
10 to 20	74
20 to 30	31
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1