Weather Records on 2 May 1987

763 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1987. Highest significance: Cuetzalan del Progreso, MX.

Key Facts for 2 May 1987

On 2 May 1987, 763 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
368 were record highs and 132 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 740 daily.
Cuetzalan del Progreso set a monthly record low minimum temperature of 3.9 C (39.0 F) on 2 May 1987.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

763 stations

763 station records on 2 May 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cuetzalan del Progreso	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	64 of 100 (Major)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glad Valley 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Yeltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hardin	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parndana (Pioneer Bend)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stavoren_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winton (Nioka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Glade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Geneva Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Koppio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Reimlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gogland	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laurens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Venustiano Carranza	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lightning Ridge (Guiseley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sortavala	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jackman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lauchapan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Niles	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montelimar	France	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ogestad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

763 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 213, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 155, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 261, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 2 May 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	213
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	155
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	261
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 2 May 1987 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 740.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

605 broken records

Margins by which the 605 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1987

Top 20 records on 2 May 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1987	Cuetzalan del Progreso, MX	monthly low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	51 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1987	Yardea, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1987	St Peter, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1987	Glad Valley 2 W, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1987	Kimba (Yeltana), AU	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1987	Creighton, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1987	Milan, IT	daily high max	29.2 C (84.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	118 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1987	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily high min	10.4 C (50.7 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	89 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1987	Hardin, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1987	Nicosia, CY	daily low max	19.0 C (66.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1987	Marrar (Centenary Drive), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1987	Gavle, SE	daily high min	7.3 C (45.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	95 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1987	Parndana (Pioneer Bend), AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1987	Temilpa, MX	monthly low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1987	Stavoren_1, NL	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1987	Vastervik, SE	daily high min	9.3 C (48.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	95 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1987	Winton (Nioka), AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1987	Belle Glade, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1987	Lake Geneva Wwtp, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1987	Beechworth Composite, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	36 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1987. 1987 had 763 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	555
10 to 20	44
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1