Weather Records on 2 May 1948

874 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1948. Highest significance: Mount Abundance, AU.

Key Facts for 2 May 1948

On 2 May 1948, 874 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
140 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 846 daily.
Mount Abundance set a daily record precipitation of 62.5 mm (2.5 in) on 2 May 1948.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

874 stations

874 station records on 2 May 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Abundance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gamalally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
The Ginghet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dunlop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Abbotsford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Talwood State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tindarey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Wongwie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Manchester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rosevale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gurley (Glenroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah (Branglebar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yellow Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgoin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Frogmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
The Highlands Irrigation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Combogolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Pier Pier)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dunoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Totara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

874 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 627, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 May 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	627
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 May 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 846.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

768 broken records

Margins by which the 768 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1948

Top 20 records on 2 May 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1948	Mount Abundance, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	74 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1948	Grafton City Council, AU	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	72 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1948	Surat, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1948	Springwood Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	122.1 mm (4.8 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1948	Gamalally, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1948	Ebor (Kotupna), AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1948	Bellbrook (East Street), AU	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1948	Gold Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1948	Crows Nest, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1948	Wallumbilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1948	Mungindi (Burrenbah), AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1948	The Ginghet, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1948	Ramornie, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1948	Mundoolin, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1948	Kenilworth Township, AU	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1948	Nymboida (Armidale Road), AU	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1948	Menangle Jmai, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1948	Bauple, AU	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1948	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1948	Dunlop, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	54 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1948. 1948 had 874 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 1948-05-02: 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	530
20 to 40	150
40 to 60	58
60 to 80	15
80 to 100	7
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	3