Weather Records on 2 May 1939

273 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1939. Highest significance: Danville 2 SE, US.

Key Facts for 2 May 1939

On 2 May 1939, 273 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
150 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 266 daily.
Danville 2 SE set a daily record precipitation of 51.1 mm (2.0 in) on 2 May 1939.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

273 stations

273 station records on 2 May 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reidsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Skagway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nilambur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbard	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dumont 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sutton Forest (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Anklam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

273 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 48, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 2 May 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	48
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 May 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 266.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

203 broken records

Margins by which the 203 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1939

Top 20 records on 2 May 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1939	Danville 2 SE, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1939	Henderson 2 NNW, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1939	San Jacinto, US	monthly low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1939	Raleigh State UNIV, US	monthly low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1939	Reidsville, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1939	Brookville, US	monthly low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1939	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	monthly low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1939	Willow City, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1939	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1939	Sloan 3 S, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1939	Pointe Riche, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1939	Scotland Neck, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1939	Skagway, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1939	Nilambur, IN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1939	Callaville, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1939	Durham, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1939	Napoleon, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1939	Hubbard, CA	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1939	Russell, CA	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1939	St Albans, CA	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	43 years	21 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1939. 1939 had 273 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	185
10 to 20	9
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1