Weather Records on 2 May 1954

1,317 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1954. Highest significance: Ignace, CA.

Key Facts for 2 May 1954

On 2 May 1954, 1,317 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
169 were record highs and 719 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 185 monthly and 1,132 daily.
Ignace set a monthly record daily snowfall of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 2 May 1954.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,317 stations

1,317 station records on 2 May 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ignace	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Turee Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lundbreck	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dryden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mohiuddin Nagar	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kalimpong Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Browning	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
High River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Siwan	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iola	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kumily	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colby	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,317 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 387, Highest daily minimum 126, Lowest daily minimum 332, Heaviest daily rainfall 307, Heaviest daily snowfall 103, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 2 May 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	387
Highest daily minimum	126
Lowest daily minimum	332
Heaviest daily rainfall	307
Heaviest daily snowfall	103
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 2 May 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 185, daily 1,132.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,080 broken records

Margins by which the 1,080 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1954

Top 20 records on 2 May 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1954	Ignace, CA	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1954	Fort Frances, CA	monthly snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	61 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1954	Russellville, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1954	Turee Creek, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1954	Pekisko, CA	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	12.3 C (22.1 F)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1954	Moran, US	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1954	Holyoke, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1954	Sedan, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1954	Lundbreck, CA	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	12.8 C (23.0 F)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1954	Walnut 4S, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1954	Pleasanton, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1954	Eufaula 6 SSW, US	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1954	Castlewood, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1954	Pincher Creek Town, CA	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1954	Danville, US	monthly rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1954	Babb 6 NE, US	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1954	Kearney 4 NE, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1954	La Delle 7 NE, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1954	Subiaco, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1954	Winnibigoshish Dam, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	46 years	43 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1954. 1954 had 1,317 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	930
20 to 40	87
40 to 60	32
60 to 80	15
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	3
140 to 160	3