Weather Records on 2 May 1951

509 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1951. Highest significance: Beaver Mines, CA.

Key Facts for 2 May 1951

On 2 May 1951, 509 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
261 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 501 daily.
Beaver Mines set a daily record precipitation of 54.9 mm (2.2 in) on 2 May 1951.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

509 stations

509 station records on 2 May 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	72.0 cm (28.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pathankot	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nordegg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sulur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Langet	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Biccavole	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madurantakam	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nandigama	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pachet(Kharai)	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Truchas	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calmar	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berens River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dolphin@S Nose Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	105.0 cm (41.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rockford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Palampur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Watrap	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Onda	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

509 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 128, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 133, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 2 May 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	128
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	133
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 2 May 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 501.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

378 broken records

Margins by which the 378 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1951

Top 20 records on 2 May 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1951	Beaver Mines, CA	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1951	Herefoss, NO	daily snow depth	72.0 cm (28.3 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1951	Pathankot, IN	monthly rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1951	Okhimath, IN	monthly rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1951	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1951	Nordegg, CA	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1951	Armagh, GB	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1951	Sulur, IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1951	Aseral, NO	daily snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1951	Fort Macleod, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1951	Langet, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1951	Madison Wb City, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1951	Mykland, NO	daily snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1951	Biccavole, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1951	Madurantakam, IN	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1951	Tuddal, NO	daily snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1951	Ludington 4 SE, US	monthly high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1951	Nandigama, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1951	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1951	Kuzhithurai, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1951. 1951 had 509 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 100	370
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1