Weather Records on 2 May 1963

685 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1963. Highest significance: Sao Luiz Do Curu, BR.

Key Facts for 2 May 1963

On 2 May 1963, 685 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 487 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 156 monthly and 529 daily.
Sao Luiz Do Curu set a daily record precipitation of 92.0 mm (3.6 in) on 2 May 1963.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

685 stations

685 station records on 2 May 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sao Luiz Do Curu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Charkhari	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgedale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barerakalan	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gangarampur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Island Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laurens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McCulloch	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Landrum 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sumter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

685 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 184, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 303, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 36.

Records on 2 May 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	184
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	303
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 May 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 156, daily 529.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

511 broken records

Margins by which the 511 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 173.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1963

Top 20 records on 2 May 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1963	Sao Luiz Do Curu, BR	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1963	Charkhari, IN	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1963	Ridgedale, CA	monthly snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	6 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1963	Barerakalan, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1963	Weldon, US	monthly low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1963	Charlottetown Cda, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1963	Lumberton, US	monthly low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1963	New Bern 3 NW, US	monthly low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1963	Gangarampur, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1963	Kurgan, RU	monthly low min	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1963	Chazy, US	monthly low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1963	Parrsboro, CA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1963	Dillon, US	monthly low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1963	Lexington, US	monthly low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1963	Darlington, US	monthly low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1963	Fredericksburg Np, US	monthly low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1963	Sagar, IN	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1963	Athens, US	monthly low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1963	Gardiner, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1963	Everett, US	monthly low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	56 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1963. 1963 had 685 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	488
25 to 50	15
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1