Weather Records on 2 May 1937

278 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1937. Highest significance: Johnsonville, US.

Key Facts for 2 May 1937

On 2 May 1937, 278 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 274 daily.
Johnsonville set a daily record precipitation of 74.2 mm (2.9 in) on 2 May 1937.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

278 stations

278 station records on 2 May 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Earlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maunawili Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Evansville Ft Court STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Hill 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sahebganj	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norway House	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Indus	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

278 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 118.

Records on 2 May 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 May 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 274.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

222 broken records

Margins by which the 222 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1937

Top 20 records on 2 May 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1937	Johnsonville, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1937	Rio Grande City, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1937	Tampa, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1937	Sulitjelma, NO	monthly rain	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1937	Clarksville Wwtp, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1937	Earlington, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1937	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	monthly rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1937	Salem, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1937	Springview 2NW, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1937	Macon 2 NE, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1937	Pahala 21, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1937	Heggaddevankote, IN	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1937	Marshall, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1937	Dickson, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1937	Owensboro 3ENE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1937	Columbus 4 ESE, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1937	Bolivar Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1937	Yarmouth, CA	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1937	1 N McLeansboro, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1937	Newport, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	0 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1937. 1937 had 278 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 20	203
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1