Weather Records on 2 May 1967

1,123 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1967. Highest significance: Reriutaba, BR.

Key Facts for 2 May 1967

On 2 May 1967, 1,123 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 758 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 228 monthly and 894 daily.
Reriutaba set an all-time record daily precipitation of 159.3 mm (6.3 in) on 2 May 1967.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,123 stations

1,123 station records on 2 May 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Reriutaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Varzea da Ema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Deeral	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ak-Kum	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tully Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Jua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yungaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record snow depth	226.1 cm (89.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seeley Lake Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Peeramon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Park River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brejo Do Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Giant Forest	United States	Record snow depth	215.9 cm (85.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	225.8 mm (8.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pio IX (Patrocinio)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kamsack	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,123 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 263, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 495, Heaviest daily rainfall 198, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 2 May 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	263
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	495
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 2 May 1967 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 228, daily 894.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

862 broken records

Margins by which the 862 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 991.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1967

Top 20 records on 2 May 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1967	Reriutaba, BR	all-time rain	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1967	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	75 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1967	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1967	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1967	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1967	Harrison, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1967	Ettumanur, IN	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1967	Camp Crook, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1967	Simmesport, US	daily rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1967	Varzea da Ema, BR	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1967	Deeral, AU	daily rain	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1967	Ak-Kum, KZ	monthly rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1967	Tully Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1967	Barra Do Jua, BR	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1967	Seal Rocks Camping Reserve, AU	monthly rain	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1967	Holbrook, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1967	Yungaburra, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1967	Huntington Lake, US	daily snow depth	226.1 cm (89.0 in)	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1967	Hambledon Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1967	Armagh, GB	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	42 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 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1967. 1967 had 1,123 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 200	855
200 to 400	4
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1