Weather Records on 2 May 1941

510 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1941. Highest significance: Sacaton, US.

Key Facts for 2 May 1941

On 2 May 1941, 510 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
171 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 489 daily.
Sacaton set a monthly record daily precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 2 May 1941.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

510 stations

510 station records on 2 May 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sacaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mingenew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vellore	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Northampton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nagamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tittagudi	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uthamapalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nungarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Patacharkuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Strawberry North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Joshimath	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bowgada	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Udipi	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chowghat	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dalu	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nabawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Musiri	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dowerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnarajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rpf 180 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Casuarina Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holenarsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Edna 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Alice Near	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tura	India	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Udumalpet	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chettikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

510 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 267.

Records on 2 May 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	267
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 May 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 489.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

421 broken records

Margins by which the 421 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1941

Top 20 records on 2 May 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1941	Sacaton, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1941	Palani, IN	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1941	Richfield, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1941	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1941	Mingenew, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1941	Uralsk, KZ	monthly rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1941	Artesia 6S, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1941	Yalgoo, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1941	Vellore, IN	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1941	Elkhart, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1941	Northampton, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1941	Nagamangala, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1941	Tittagudi, IN	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1941	Uthamapalayam, IN	monthly rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1941	Payson Rs, US	monthly rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1941	Lubbock 9N, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1941	Chapman, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1941	Miami, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1941	Nungarin, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1941	Patacharkuchi, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	34 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1941. 1941 had 510 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	316
10 to 20	61
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	3