Weather Records on 2 May 1993

1,017 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1993. Highest significance: Chelsea, AU.

Key Facts for 2 May 1993

On 2 May 1993, 1,017 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
392 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 976 daily.
Chelsea set an all-time record daily precipitation of 125.0 mm (4.9 in) on 2 May 1993.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,017 stations

1,017 station records on 2 May 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chelsea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Moora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Berkshire Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Maya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hakea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Rottnest Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Pindathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Muchea Tree Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Coimbatore/Peelamed	India	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Allambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Koobabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Calingiri	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mandora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Manavi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yerilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wannamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mellenbye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwerus (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glen-Ayle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coorow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cadoux	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gabyon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Balgerbine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ytiniche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Trayning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lynxville Dam 9	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dalwallinu North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Booylgoo Spring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leonora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pryshyb	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi Bindi East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Watheroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gernrode	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tallering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walebing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ottumwa Ind AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barnong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wernigerode	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,017 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 195, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 197, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 481, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 2 May 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	195
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	197
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	481
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 2 May 1993 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 39, daily 976.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

876 broken records

Margins by which the 876 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1993

Top 20 records on 2 May 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1993	Chelsea, AU	all-time rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	59 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 May 1993	Prairie du Chien, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1993	Moora, AU	monthly rain	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	55 years	75 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1993	Berkshire Valley, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1993	Maya, AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1993	Hakea, AU	monthly rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1993	Royal Observatory, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	131 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1993	Rottnest Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1993	Magdeburg, DE	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1993	Pindathuna, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1993	Turkestan, KZ	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1993	Muchea Tree Farm, AU	monthly rain	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1993	Sherwood, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1993	Coimbatore/Peelamed, IN	monthly rain	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1993	Allambie, AU	monthly rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1993	Koobabbie, AU	monthly rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1993	Calingiri, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1993	Mandora, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1993	Manavi, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1993	Yerilla, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	58 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1993. 1993 had 1,017 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 1993-05-02: 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 20	782
20 to 40	75
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	4