Weather Records on 2 May 1940

587 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1940. Highest significance: Pine River 3 NE, US.

Key Facts for 2 May 1940

On 2 May 1940, 587 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
150 were record highs and 228 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 90 monthly and 497 daily.
Pine River 3 NE set a monthly record daily snowfall of 27.7 cm (10.9 in) on 2 May 1940.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

587 stations

587 station records on 2 May 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thursday Island Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand River Lock	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wayne City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prattville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Markland Dam 39	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Farmersburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Whiting	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

587 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 207, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 2 May 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	207
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 2 May 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 90, daily 497.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

455 broken records

Margins by which the 455 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 175.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1940

Top 20 records on 2 May 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1940	Pine River 3 NE, US	monthly snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	37 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1940	Sherbrooke, CA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1940	Puttur, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1940	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1940	Cape York Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1940	Elgin Water, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1940	Thursday Island Township, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1940	Manitowoc, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1940	Oshkosh, US	monthly snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1940	Koloa 936, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1940	Grand River Lock, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1940	Green Bay, US	monthly snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1940	Plymouth Pwr Substn, US	monthly low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1940	Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1940	Oconto 4 W, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1940	Cooma (Carlaminda), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1940	Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1940	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1940	Murrungowar, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1940	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1940. 1940 had 587 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 25	429
25 to 50	13
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1