Weather Records on 2 May 1942

600 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1942. Highest significance: Yarroweyah, AU.

Key Facts for 2 May 1942

On 2 May 1942, 600 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
288 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 586 daily.
Yarroweyah set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 2 May 1942.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

600 stations

600 station records on 2 May 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yarroweyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mysore	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beenak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bethanga Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Surubim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marlinton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

600 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 146, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 22.

Records on 2 May 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	146
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 May 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 586.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

471 broken records

Margins by which the 471 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1942

Top 20 records on 2 May 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1942	Yarroweyah, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1942	Boort, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1942	Milan, IT	daily low min	3.5 C (38.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	105 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1942	Harrogate, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1942	Mysore, IN	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1942	Grover 10 W, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1942	Beenak, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1942	Lamoni, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1942	Bethanga Lower, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1942	Alton 1 W, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1942	Timbauba, BR	monthly rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1942	Parry Sound, CA	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1942	Mio Hydro Plt, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1942	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily high max	31.2 C (88.2 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	57 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1942	Estes Park, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1942	Surubim, BR	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1942	Welland, CA	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	63 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1942	Bathurst, CA	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	52 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1942	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1942	Maryville 2E, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	26 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1942. 1942 had 600 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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Data for records on 1942-05-02: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	450
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1