Weather Records on 2 May 1962

396 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1962. Highest significance: Orbost (Comparison), AU.

Key Facts for 2 May 1962

On 2 May 1962, 396 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 149 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 374 daily.
Orbost (Comparison) set a daily record precipitation of 65.3 mm (2.6 in) on 2 May 1962.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

396 stations

396 station records on 2 May 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Brodribb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sardine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton (Dendy Park Bowling C	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kovvur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	107.0 cm (42.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
York Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bahera	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Balwyn North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Khajauli	India	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Barron (Franklin Parade)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carlisle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burwood Boundary Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Palasdanga	India	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

396 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 2 May 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 2 May 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 374.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

326 broken records

Margins by which the 326 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 380.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1962

Top 20 records on 2 May 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1962	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1962	Brodribb River, AU	monthly rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1962	Charlottesville 1 W, US	monthly rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1962	Charlottesville 2W, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1962	Bulken, NO	daily snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1962	Lakes Entrance Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1962	Sardine Creek, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1962	Brighton (Dendy Park Bowling C, AU	monthly rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1962	Delegate River, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1962	Kovvur, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1962	Natchez, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1962	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	79 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1962	Caulfield (Racecourse), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1962	Roldal, NO	daily snow depth	107.0 cm (42.1 in)	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1962	York Haven, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1962	Bahera, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1962	Buzau, RO	monthly low max	7.4 C (45.3 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1962	Butterworth (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1962	Warren, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1962	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1962. 1962 had 396 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 50	320
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1