Weather Records on 2 May 2008

963 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 2008. Highest significance: Belle Fourche, US.

Key Facts for 2 May 2008

On 2 May 2008, 963 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
343 were record highs and 331 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 103 monthly and 855 daily.
Belle Fourche set a monthly record daily snowfall of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 2 May 2008.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

963 stations

963 station records on 2 May 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Knobs 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Harding 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Harding 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Powderville 8 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Weston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Twr #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Colony	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Twr #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Knobs 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hulett	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rockypoint 7NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rothsay	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Redbird	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weiser	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belltower	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Red Owl	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Red Owl	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Canal KM. 06+250	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Biddle 8 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Terry	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maybell	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Powderville 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dillinger	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hulett	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

963 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 201, Lowest daily minimum 230, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 74, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 2 May 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	201
Lowest daily minimum	230
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	74
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 2 May 2008 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 103, daily 855.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

739 broken records

Margins by which the 739 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 2008

Top 20 records on 2 May 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 2008	Belle Fourche, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	42 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2008	Knobs 4 SW, US	all-time rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2008	Ridgeway 1 S, US	all-time snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2008	Harding 3 SE, US	all-time snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2008	Ekalaka, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	93 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2008	Beach, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2008	Harding 3 SE, US	monthly snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2008	Ekalaka, US	monthly snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2008	Plevna, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	96 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2008	Powderville 8 NNE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2008	Belle Fourche, US	monthly snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	73 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2008	Weston 1 E, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2008	Meeker, US	monthly low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	89 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2008	Elk City 1NE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2008	Ridgeway 1 S, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2008	Ridgeway 1 S, US	monthly snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2008	Camp Crook, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2008	Devils Twr #2, US	monthly snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2008	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2008	Brownsville, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	53 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2008. 2008 had 963 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	705
100 to 200	25
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1