Weather Records on 2 May 1934

337 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1934. Highest significance: Praha-Klementinum, CZ.

Key Facts for 2 May 1934

On 2 May 1934, 337 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
246 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 334 daily.
Praha-Klementinum set a daily record high maximum temperature of 27.5 C (81.5 F) on 2 May 1934.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

337 stations

337 station records on 2 May 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Basudevpur (Eram)	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Soro	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jallesore	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baunsi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baliapal	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Akhuapada	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malkangiri	India	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banka	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

337 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 72, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 May 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	72
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 May 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 334.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

276 broken records

Margins by which the 276 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1934

Top 20 records on 2 May 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1934	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	27.5 C (81.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	138 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1934	Basudevpur (Eram), IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1934	Soro, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1934	Wien, AT	daily high max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	75 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1934	Genoa, IT	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1934	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1934	Jallesore, IN	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1934	Bridgeton 1 NE, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1934	Baunsi, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1934	Baliapal, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1934	Miami, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1934	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high max	24.5 C (76.1 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1934	Alexandria, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1934	Parnu, EE	daily high min	13.1 C (55.6 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	43 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1934	Tartu, EE	daily high min	14.1 C (57.4 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1934	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily high max	25.8 C (78.4 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1934	Akhuapada, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1934	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily high min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1934	Bosque del Apache, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1934	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	33 years	23 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1934. 1934 had 337 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	248
10 to 20	15
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1