Weather Records on 2 May 2002

1,263 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 2002. Highest significance: Bethel AP, US.

Key Facts for 2 May 2002

On 2 May 2002, 1,263 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
942 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 70 monthly and 1,184 daily.
Bethel AP set a monthly record daily precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 2 May 2002.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,263 stations

1,263 station records on 2 May 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ponyri	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ameca	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bardstown 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Suffolk Lake Kilby	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Faverges-de-la-Tour	France	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emory	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haapavesi Mustikkamaki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kainaliu 73.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Peto (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jeremiah 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nogal Oscuro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ternaard	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Snowshoe Lake	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
De Ridder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,263 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 421, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 521, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 145, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 2 May 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	421
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	521
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 2 May 2002 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 70, daily 1,184.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

917 broken records

Margins by which the 917 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 2002

Top 20 records on 2 May 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 2002	Bethel AP, US	monthly rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2002	Princeton, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2002	Bethel AP, US	monthly snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	5.5 cm (2.2 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2002	Embrun, FR	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2002	Kursk, RU	daily rain	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2002	Ponyri, RU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2002	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2002	Purcell 2 SW, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	107 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2002	Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2002	Katanning Comparison, AU	monthly high min	18.7 C (65.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	89 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2002	Innsbruck, AT	daily high min	16.4 C (61.5 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	114 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2002	Ameca, MX	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2002	San Sebastian - Igueldo, ES	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2002	Williamson, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2002	Conway, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2002	Tower 2S, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2002	Greensboro, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2002	Talbotton, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2002	Bardstown 5E, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2002	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	118 years	42 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 1,263 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	912
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1