Weather Records on 2 May 1989

1,009 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1989. Highest significance: Cabeca da Anta, BR.

Key Facts for 2 May 1989

On 2 May 1989, 1,009 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
185 were record highs and 249 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 972 daily.
Cabeca da Anta set a monthly record daily precipitation of 168.0 mm (6.6 in) on 2 May 1989.
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 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cabeca da Anta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jose Cardel	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hollisterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wadesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Oak 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Windham 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kalumburu Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fishs Eddy	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bath	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford-Bradley Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pelion 0.8 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Concord ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cormick 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sheringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lussanvira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hudson Correctional Facility	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corinna	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arkville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waterbury 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record low minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Owings Ferry Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,009 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 132, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 571, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 2 May 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	132
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	571
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 2 May 1989 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 37, daily 972.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

891 broken records

Margins by which the 891 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1989

Top 20 records on 2 May 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1989	Cabeca da Anta, BR	monthly rain	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1989	Lancaster, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1989	Kershaw 1SW, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1989	Jose Cardel, MX	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1989	Hollisterville, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1989	Hawley 1 E, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1989	Wadesboro, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1989	Royal Oak 2 SSW, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1989	Windham 3 E, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1989	Danville 2 SE, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1989	Kalumburu Mission, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1989	Fishs Eddy, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1989	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1989	Ridgway, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1989	Bath, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1989	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	104 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1989	Walkerton 2 NW, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1989	Hartford-Bradley Intl AP, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1989	Lewiston, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1989	Orono, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	89 years	45 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1989. 1989 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	882
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1