Weather Records on 2 May 1949

561 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1949. Highest significance: Grants Pass, US.

Key Facts for 2 May 1949

On 2 May 1949, 561 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
266 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 553 daily.
Grants Pass set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 2 May 1949.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

561 stations

561 station records on 2 May 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Landsdown	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Summit Grd STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barh	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zigzag Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pertabpur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kooskia	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marsrakh	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lameroo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Narkatiyaganj	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kosmos	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berri Irrigation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marayur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland (Woodburlie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cascadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ramanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boreli	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

561 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 202, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 264, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 2 May 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	202
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	264
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 May 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 553.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

472 broken records

Margins by which the 472 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1949

Top 20 records on 2 May 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1949	Grants Pass, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1949	Cottonwood, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1949	Landsdown, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1949	Laurel, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1949	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1949	Greensboro, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1949	Girona (Antic Institut), ES	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1949	Summit Grd STN, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1949	Barh, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1949	Okolona, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1949	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1949	Bathurst, CA	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1949	Uniontown, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1949	Grangeville, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1949	Zigzag Rs, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1949	Quebec, CA	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1949	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1949	Pertabpur, IN	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1949	Evergreen, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1949	Tilpa (Tongo Road), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	39 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1949. 1949 had 561 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	360
10 to 20	67
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	14
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1