Weather Records on 2 May 1985

1,062 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1985. Highest significance: Debrecen Airport, HU.

Key Facts for 2 May 1985

On 2 May 1985, 1,062 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
469 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 1,032 daily.
Debrecen Airport set a daily record precipitation of 33.4 mm (1.3 in) on 2 May 1985.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,062 stations

1,062 station records on 2 May 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hodges	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Langsloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salina 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carmo Do Paranaiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ucakty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ste Marie (River)	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Centerburg 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mercersburg 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steubenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hightower	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburgh ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amazar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Urjupino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marcus Hook	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tygda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Golondrinas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tototlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gallipolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,062 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 259, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 210, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 444, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 2 May 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	259
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	210
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	444
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 2 May 1985 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 28, daily 1,032.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

877 broken records

Margins by which the 877 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1985

Top 20 records on 2 May 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1985	Debrecen Airport, HU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1985	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	91 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1985	Hodges, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1985	Langsloot, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1985	Delaware, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1985	Albion, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1985	Kempten, DE	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1985	Bloomington Indiana UNIV, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1985	Palmerton, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1985	Salina 3 W, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1985	New Cumberland L/D, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1985	W Manchester 3 WSW, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1985	Graz, AT	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1985	Sao Paulo, BR	daily rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1985	Shelbyville Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1985	Dayton Mcd, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1985	Delaware Lake, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1985	Carmo Do Paranaiba, BR	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1985	Ucakty, KZ	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1985	Urbana Wrf, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	43 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1985. 1985 had 1,062 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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Data for records on 1985-05-02: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	869
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1