Weather Records on 2 May 1958

380 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1958. Highest significance: Gainesville, US.

Key Facts for 2 May 1958

On 2 May 1958, 380 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 361 daily.
Gainesville set a daily record precipitation of 107.4 mm (4.2 in) on 2 May 1958.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

380 stations

380 station records on 2 May 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eenstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Snydersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Krielsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saunur(Savnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chiplun	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koregaon	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middelplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Edenburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Groot-Arendskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Compton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rayadurg	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Swartkoppies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Luckhoff (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Excelsior (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malavalli	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bellrock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pattanamphitta	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brakkies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Idomia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuwfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dewetsdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nabawa	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sheenspost	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tierhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

380 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 260, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 May 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 May 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 361.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

320 broken records

Margins by which the 320 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1958

Top 20 records on 2 May 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1958	Gainesville, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1958	Samnanger, NO	daily rain	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1958	Hamelfontein, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1958	Eenstroom, ZA	monthly rain	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1958	Aliwal North, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1958	Barkly East, ZA	monthly rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1958	Snydersfontein, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1958	Krielsfontein, ZA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1958	Saunur(Savnur), IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1958	Chiplun, IN	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1958	Klipplaat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1958	Rouxville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1958	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	monthly rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1958	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	89 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1958	Koregaon, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1958	Sterkspruit, ZA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1958	Petrusville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1958	Dindori, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1958	Malvern, US	monthly rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1958	Blikana, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1958. 1958 had 380 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 25	291
25 to 50	26
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1