Weather Records on 2 May 1953

1,009 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1953. Highest significance: Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AU.

Key Facts for 2 May 1953

On 2 May 1953, 1,009 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
160 were record highs and 309 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 946 daily.
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury set a monthly record daily precipitation of 179.6 mm (7.1 in) on 2 May 1953.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,009 stations

1,009 station records on 2 May 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Penrith Ladbury Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Werris Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Glenara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beecroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
The Oaks John Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston (Glenrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cooranbong (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth Falls Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cessnock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Town Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bellata Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Attunga (Garthowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minchinbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thallon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sunny Corner (Snow Line)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,009 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 229, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 525, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 May 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	229
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	525
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 May 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 63, daily 946.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

852 broken records

Margins by which the 852 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 148.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1953

Top 20 records on 2 May 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1953	Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AU	monthly rain	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	63 years	76 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1953	Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AU	daily rain	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1953	Collarenebri (Goondoobluie), AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1953	Penrith Ladbury Avenue, AU	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	110.3 mm (4.3 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1953	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1953	Bendemeer (Caroline St), AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1953	Sydney Botanic Gardens, AU	monthly rain	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1953	Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road), AU	monthly rain	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	19 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1953	Narromine (Alagalah St), AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1953	Barraba Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1953	Somerton (Bective Estate), AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1953	Werris Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1953	Glenara, AU	monthly rain	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1953	Murrurundi Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1953	Ryde Pumping Station, AU	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	110.3 mm (4.3 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1953	Gordon Golf Club, AU	monthly rain	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1953	Beecroft, AU	monthly rain	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1953	The Oaks John Street, AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1953	Ellerston (Glenrock), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1953	Wyong (Wyong Golf Club), AU	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	28 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1953. 1953 had 1,009 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 20	666
20 to 40	113
40 to 60	39
60 to 80	15
80 to 100	10
100 to 120	6
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1