Weather Records on 2 May 1961

670 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1961. Highest significance: Waianae 798, US.

Key Facts for 2 May 1961

On 2 May 1961, 670 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 316 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 628 daily.
Waianae 798 set a daily record precipitation of 43.7 mm (1.7 in) on 2 May 1961.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

670 stations

670 station records on 2 May 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beauceville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wimbledon	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beauceville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madhepur	India	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Disraeli	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kawailoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Everglades	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Musquash	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berinag	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Byfield Childs Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Silli	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ponca City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sisseton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
East Angus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Muzaffarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

670 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 253, Heaviest daily rainfall 252, Heaviest daily snowfall 48.

Records on 2 May 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	253
Heaviest daily rainfall	252
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 May 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 42, daily 628.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

526 broken records

Margins by which the 526 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1961

Top 20 records on 2 May 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1961	Waianae 798, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1961	Stillwater, CA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1961	Beauceville, CA	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1961	Sherbrooke, CA	monthly snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1961	Pocomoke City, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1961	Baddeck, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1961	Wimbledon, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1961	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1961	Kahuku 912, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1961	Durham, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1961	Beauceville, CA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1961	Ashland, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1961	Madhepur, IN	monthly rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1961	Snow Hill 4 N, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1961	Hyannis, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1961	Disraeli, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1961	Warsaw 2 NW, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1961	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1961	Lennoxville, CA	monthly snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1961	Jefferson City Wtp, US	monthly low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	58 years	37 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1961. 1961 had 670 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	484
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1