Weather Records on 2 May 1981

1,009 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1981. Highest significance: Astrakan, RU.

Key Facts for 2 May 1981

On 2 May 1981, 1,009 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
450 were record highs and 271 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 72 monthly and 935 daily.
Astrakan set a daily record precipitation of 37.8 mm (1.5 in) on 2 May 1981.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,009 stations

1,009 station records on 2 May 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wales	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
El Cuije	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Caliente	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saltillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saltillo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ojo Caliente	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Las Flores	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cerralvo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Coyote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	122.0 cm (48.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Simanovskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dosang	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamakuapoko 485	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mazapa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Victorville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cedaredge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
General Cepeda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Los Herreras	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Concepcion de la Norma	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goliad 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cienega de Flores	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cernyj Jar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pacoti	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,009 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 144, Lowest daily maximum 169, Highest daily minimum 306, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 277, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 2 May 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	144
Lowest daily maximum	169
Highest daily minimum	306
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 2 May 1981 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 72, daily 935.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

816 broken records

Margins by which the 816 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 240.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1981

Top 20 records on 2 May 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1981	Astrakan, RU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1981	Wales, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1981	El Cuije, MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1981	Clover Valley, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1981	Nome AP, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1981	Caliente, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1981	Saltillo, MX	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1981	Saltillo (Dge), MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1981	Ramos Arizpe (Smn), MX	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1981	Ojo Caliente, MX	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1981	Las Flores, MX	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1981	Cerralvo (Dge), MX	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1981	Garrison, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1981	Presa Coyote, MX	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1981	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily snow depth	122.0 cm (48.0 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1981	Simanovskaja, RU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1981	Dosang, RU	monthly rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1981	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	16.2 C (61.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1981	Poona, IN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1981	Camargo (Smn), MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1981. 1981 had 1,009 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	809
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1