Weather Records on 2 May 1991

587 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1991. Highest significance: Konotop, UA.

Key Facts for 2 May 1991

On 2 May 1991, 587 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
150 were record highs and 240 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 553 daily.
Konotop set an all-time record daily precipitation of 118.1 mm (4.6 in) on 2 May 1991.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

587 stations

587 station records on 2 May 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Konotop	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vaasa Vaasan Lentoasema	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gagrskiy	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Exmouth Gulf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hartley 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kanevskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blythe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bastia	France	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dzugba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kharkiv	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gotnja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Totatiche	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chanchichimila	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coolawanyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gornyij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valentine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshoni	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Learmonth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tuapse	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pony	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glad Valley 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kitoi Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jayuya	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blythe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dar Es Salaam Airpo	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burley Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lushi	China	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jixi	China	Record low maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

587 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 133, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 163, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 2 May 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	133
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 2 May 1991 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 31, daily 553.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

461 broken records

Margins by which the 461 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1991

Top 20 records on 2 May 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1991	Konotop, UA	all-time rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 May 1991	Onslow, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1991	Lima, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1991	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1991	San Rafael-Civic Ctr, US	monthly low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1991	Yarraloola, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1991	Vaasa Vaasan Lentoasema, FI	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1991	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1991	Red Hill, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1991	Gagrskiy, GE	daily rain	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1991	Sabinal, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1991	Exmouth Gulf, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1991	Hartley 4 ESE, US	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1991	Kanevskaja, RU	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1991	Blythe, US	monthly low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1991	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high max	25.8 C (78.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	98 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1991	Bastia, FR	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1991	Dzugba, RU	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1991	Kharkiv, UA	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1991	Beowawe, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	78 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1991. 1991 had 587 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	449
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1