Weather Records on 2 May 1998

1,043 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1998. Highest significance: Santa Barbara Muni AP, US.

Key Facts for 2 May 1998

On 2 May 1998, 1,043 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
582 were record highs and 186 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 987 daily.
Santa Barbara Muni AP set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 2 May 1998.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,043 stations

1,043 station records on 2 May 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Santa Barbara Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hakodate	Japan	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Middlebourne 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Suttsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Esashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dongtai	China	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Preobrazhenie	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Essen-Bredeney	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Schwarzburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burgwald-Bottendorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alger-Dar El Beida	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haboro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shurchi	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.8 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Asahikawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kutchan	Japan	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fagered	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Linjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lucaia (Campos Sales)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muroran	Japan	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Alley Point (Poplars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kelvin (Kahana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Shasta	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Natitingou	Benin	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rumoi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Otaru	Japan	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iwamizawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Korsberga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Incheon	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Packwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bayview Model Basin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,043 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 299, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 283, Lowest daily minimum 145, Heaviest daily rainfall 270, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 2 May 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	299
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	283
Lowest daily minimum	145
Heaviest daily rainfall	270
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 May 1998 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 52, daily 987.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

825 broken records

Margins by which the 825 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1998

Top 20 records on 2 May 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1998	Santa Barbara Muni AP, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1998	Hakodate, JP	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1998	Philippi, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1998	Middlebourne 3 ESE, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1998	Suttsu, JP	monthly rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1998	Esashi, JP	monthly rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1998	Dongtai, CN	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1998	Preobrazhenie, RU	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1998	Essen-Bredeney, DE	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1998	Schwarzburg, DE	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1998	Burgwald-Bottendorf, DE	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1998	Alger-Dar El Beida, DZ	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1998	Haboro, JP	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1998	Ayutla (Cfe), MX	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1998	Shurchi, UZ	all-time rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1998	Lady Elliot Island, AU	daily rain	136.8 mm (5.4 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1998	Asahikawa, JP	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1998	Kutchan, JP	monthly rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1998	Fagered, SE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1998	Pilliga Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	99 years	44 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 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1998. 1998 had 1,043 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 1998-05-02: 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	793
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2