Weather Records on 2 May 1982

537 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1982. Highest significance: Zimovniki, RU.

Key Facts for 2 May 1982

On 2 May 1982, 537 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
242 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 520 daily.
Zimovniki set a daily record precipitation of 28.8 mm (1.1 in) on 2 May 1982.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

537 stations

537 station records on 2 May 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zimovniki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Merensky (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boquilla Numero Uno	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pesqueira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jarud Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mzimba	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jucurutu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maasbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Klintonel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mys Shmidta	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.5 C (-26.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Campolide	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Misurata	Libya	Record low maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wickenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cipo de Leite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Bento Do Una	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Isla Perez	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Villalba	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Groznyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gudermes	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Uwajima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pervomajskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ganado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tatum	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.6 cm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenferrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

537 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 160, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 2 May 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	160
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 2 May 1982 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 520.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

447 broken records

Margins by which the 447 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1982

Top 20 records on 2 May 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1982	Zimovniki, RU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1982	Sibasa, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1982	Nebo, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1982	Merensky (Skl), ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1982	Boquilla Numero Uno, MX	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1982	Pesqueira, BR	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1982	Buffalo, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1982	Goodlands, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1982	Grenfell, CA	daily high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1982	Jarud Qi, CN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1982	Mzimba, MW	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1982	Eskdalemuir, GB	monthly rain	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1982	Jucurutu, BR	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1982	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily high min	11.5 C (52.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	86 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1982	Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A, CA	daily high min	10.5 C (50.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1982	Maasbult, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1982	Arhangelsk, RU	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1982	Casa Grande Nm, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	69 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1982	Klintonel, CA	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	67 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1982	Bakke, NO	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	79 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1982. 1982 had 537 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 10	410
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1