Weather Records on 2 May 1945

522 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1945. Highest significance: Morro Do Chapeu, BR.

Key Facts for 2 May 1945

On 2 May 1945, 522 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
160 were record highs and 182 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 475 daily.
Morro Do Chapeu set a monthly record daily precipitation of 64.6 mm (2.5 in) on 2 May 1945.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

522 stations

522 station records on 2 May 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morro Do Chapeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arrilalah Telegraph Off	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aquidaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chudleigh Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gindie State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Ringo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iraucuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sousa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vergemont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sivakasi	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Skagway	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grove Farm 1021	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

522 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 2 May 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 May 1945 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 46, daily 475.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

410 broken records

Margins by which the 410 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1945

Top 20 records on 2 May 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1945	Morro Do Chapeu, BR	monthly rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1945	Vastervik, SE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1945	Arrilalah Telegraph Off, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1945	Aquidaba, BR	all-time rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1945	Chudleigh Park Station, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1945	Duaringa Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1945	Surbiton Station, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1945	Gindie State Farm, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1945	La Ringo, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1945	Dingo Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1945	Twin Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1945	Jardim, BR	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1945	Washington, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1945	Barra, BR	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1945	Hiasen I Sigdal, NO	monthly rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1945	Rjukan, NO	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1945	Tangorin, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1945	Iraucuba, BR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1945	Kodiak, US	monthly low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1945	University Exp STN, US	monthly low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1945. 1945 had 522 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	359
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	5