Weather Records on 2 May 1969

338 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1969. Highest significance: Rajauli, IN.

Key Facts for 2 May 1969

On 2 May 1969, 338 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 133 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 319 daily.
Rajauli set a daily record precipitation of 50.4 mm (2.0 in) on 2 May 1969.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

338 stations

338 station records on 2 May 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rajauli	India	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Daudnagar(Haspur)	India	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Buxar	India	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fatehpur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bend(Wissel Rode)	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Swaziland Ranch-Homest	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nawadah	India	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Silda Belpahari	India	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Monghyr	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bikram	India	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dehri	India	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jahanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Polur	India	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Topchanchi	India	Record daily precipitation	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tandwa	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bakhtiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mahuadaur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chatra	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bhavnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chenari	India	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gaya	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Khetri	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mehgawan	India	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kurtha	India	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haleakala Exp Farm 434	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madhwapur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Godda	India	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kanki	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madhubani	India	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ageon	India	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pachamba	India	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gobindpur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tamluk	India	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Katoria	India	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ekangersarai	India	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

338 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 2 May 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 May 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 319.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

284 broken records

Margins by which the 284 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1969

Top 20 records on 2 May 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1969	Rajauli, IN	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1969	Daudnagar(Haspur), IN	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1969	Buxar, IN	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1969	Fatehpur, IN	monthly rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1969	Big Bend(Wissel Rode), SZ	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1969	Swaziland Ranch-Homest, SZ	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1969	Nawadah, IN	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1969	Silda Belpahari, IN	daily rain	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1969	Ocala, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1969	Monghyr, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1969	Bikram, IN	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1969	Dehri, IN	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1969	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1969	Jahanabad, IN	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1969	Polur, IN	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1969	Topchanchi, IN	daily rain	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1969	Tandwa, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1969	Krishnanagar, IN	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1969	Bakhtiarpur, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1969	Mahuadaur, IN	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	52 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1969. 1969 had 338 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	244
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1