Weather Records on 2 May 1974

456 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1974. Highest significance: Marree (Murnpeowie), AU.

Key Facts for 2 May 1974

On 2 May 1974, 456 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 176 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 420 daily.
Marree (Murnpeowie) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 52.0 mm (2.0 in) on 2 May 1974.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

456 stations

456 station records on 2 May 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marree (Murnpeowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Waterval Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Guirapa (Umburanas)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Uitkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplyne	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santana (Santana Do Brejo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Raul Soares-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Onder-Geluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita de Cassia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Gouin	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mansidao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kayenta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Broome Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sayre	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santana Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Longvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moroni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Antonio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pesqueira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jarrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bremerton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Suassurana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coral Harbour A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lookeba 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ipueiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tejucuoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Tite	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taloga	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caripare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beauceville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

456 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 218, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 May 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 May 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 36, daily 420.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

368 broken records

Margins by which the 368 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1974

Top 20 records on 2 May 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1974	Marree (Murnpeowie), AU	monthly rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	74 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1974	Jansenville, ZA	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1974	Waterval Wes, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1974	Guirapa (Umburanas), BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1974	Uitkomst, ZA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1974	Sturt Creek, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1974	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1974	Chaplyne, UA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1974	Santana (Santana Do Brejo), BR	monthly rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1974	Aberdeen Rd (Sar), ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1974	Raul Soares-Montante, BR	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1974	Gordon Downs, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1974	Onder-Geluk, ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1974	Bindi, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1974	Santa Rita de Cassia, BR	daily rain	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1974	Barrage Gouin, CA	monthly low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1974	Freeport 2 NW, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1974	Mansidao, BR	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1974	Bancroft, CA	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	83 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1974	Kayenta, US	monthly low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	51 years	35 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1974. 1974 had 456 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 100	367
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1