Weather Records on 1 May 2002

1,221 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 May 2002. Highest significance: Martin, US.

Key Facts for 1 May 2002

On 1 May 2002, 1,221 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
854 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 1,158 daily.
Martin set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 1 May 2002.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,221 stations

1,221 station records on 1 May 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 May 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Martin	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 24SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 24SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snowshoe Lake	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tryvasshogda	Norway	Record snow depth	248.0 cm (97.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Payerne	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Schallstadt-Mengen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Suaqui Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Basel-Mulhouse	France	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Brazos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
North Springs 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kareeya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Whyanbeel Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vardoe	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sylacauga 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crane	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emmendingen-Mundingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Finca Chayabe	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chon Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,221 records

Records set or tied on 1 May 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 468, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 386, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 1 May 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	468
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	386
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 1 May 2002 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 60, daily 1,158.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

927 broken records

Margins by which the 927 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 480.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 May 2002

Top 20 records on 1 May 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 May 2002	Martin, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2002	Merriman, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2002	Merriman, US	monthly snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2002	Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil, DE	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2002	Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 24SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2002	Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 24SE, US	all-time rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2002	Basel Binningen, CH	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2002	Bowie, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2002	Tilden 4 SSE, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2002	Kingston, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2002	Snowshoe Lake, US	monthly snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2002	Tryvasshogda, NO	monthly snow depth	248.0 cm (97.6 in)	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2002	Hohenwald, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2002	Longview, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2002	Livingston, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2002	Payerne, CH	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2002	Farmerville, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	87 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2002	Farmerville, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2002	Corsicana, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2002	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	17.4 C (63.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	102 years	41 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2002. 2002 had 1,221 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1804	1
1814	1
1818	1
1835	1
1836	1
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1850	1
1851	1
1857	1
1860	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1872	1
1875	4
1878	2
1879	2
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	6
1893	2
1894	5
1896	1
1897	4
1898	1
1899	8
1900	1
1901	5
1902	7
1903	9
1904	9
1905	13
1906	12
1907	31
1908	20
1909	49
1910	13
1911	22
1912	18
1913	54
1914	23
1915	27
1916	27
1917	37
1918	34
1919	150
1920	186
1921	41
1922	92
1923	64
1924	63
1925	118
1926	500
1927	125
1928	190
1929	142
1930	263
1931	537
1932	220
1933	706
1934	305
1935	276
1936	368
1937	218
1938	304
1939	227
1940	731
1941	333
1942	1,036
1943	526
1944	229
1945	350
1946	415
1947	655
1948	774
1949	405
1950	439
1951	894
1952	557
1953	917
1954	1,506
1955	772
1956	1,106
1957	359
1958	448
1959	764
1960	737
1961	588
1962	615
1963	704
1964	312
1965	360
1966	707
1967	948
1968	426
1969	429
1970	1,075
1971	444
1972	562
1973	841
1974	589
1975	286
1976	673
1977	545
1978	1,202
1979	612
1980	507
1981	1,265
1982	508
1983	1,423
1984	640
1985	789
1986	512
1987	1,098
1988	1,058
1989	949
1990	922
1991	633
1992	1,201
1993	1,101
1994	1,210
1995	1,365
1996	1,439
1997	804
1998	951
1999	932
2000	809
2001	1,106
2002	1,221
2003	964
2004	887
2005	1,320
2006	734
2007	857
2008	979
2009	679
2010	1,151
2011	716
2012	796
2013	976
2014	941
2015	550
2016	844
2017	1,163
2018	519
2019	788
2020	1,099
2021	834
2022	319
2023	913
2024	458
2025	430
2026	623

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Data for records on 2002-05-01: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 May 2002
Margin	Records
0 to 100	923
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1