Weather Records on 2 May 1947

794 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1947. Highest significance: Dingley Dell, AU.

Key Facts for 2 May 1947

On 2 May 1947, 794 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
628 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 776 daily.
Dingley Dell set a daily record precipitation of 41.4 mm (1.6 in) on 2 May 1947.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

794 stations

794 station records on 2 May 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dingley Dell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yallalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hyde Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kawailoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Doorawarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durawah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zion Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minnivale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Creek Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Edaggee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Electra P H	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

794 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 400, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 228, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 91.

Records on 2 May 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	400
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	228
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 May 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 776.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

678 broken records

Margins by which the 678 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1947

Top 20 records on 2 May 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1947	Dingley Dell, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1947	Yallalong, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1947	Middleboro, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1947	Jamestown, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1947	St Augustine, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1947	Hyde Park, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1947	Pemberton Meadows, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1947	Truro Nsac, CA	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1947	Storrs, US	monthly low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1947	Fort Macleod, CA	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1947	Norwood, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1947	Grand Coteau, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1947	Kawailoa, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1947	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1947	Spot Pond, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1947	Deer Lodge, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1947	Newman, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1947	Hamilton, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1947	Doorawarrah, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1947	Durawah, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	28 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1947. 1947 had 794 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	657
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1