Weather Records on 2 May 2009

898 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 2009. Highest significance: Kenton, US.

Key Facts for 2 May 2009

On 2 May 2009, 898 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
471 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 863 daily.
Kenton set a monthly record daily precipitation of 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 2 May 2009.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

898 stations

898 station records on 2 May 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
So Entrance Yosemite Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Columbia 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mather	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Martin U of T Branch Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Linden Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific House	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Little Sahara Rec Area	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Damascus 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spavinaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sutter Hill Cdf	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zacatecas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quemado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tularosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Payne	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Enyeje	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

898 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 175, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 296, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 295, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 2 May 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	175
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	296
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	295
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 2 May 2009 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 33, daily 863.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

663 broken records

Margins by which the 663 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 2009

Top 20 records on 2 May 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 2009	Kenton, US	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	101 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 May 2009	Dutch Harbor, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	83 years	73 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2009	Sonora, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	100 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2009	So Entrance Yosemite Np, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2009	Columbia 3 WNW, US	daily rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2009	Kingston Springs, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2009	Colgate Powerhouse, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2009	Marianna 2 S, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2009	Gold Run 4 SW, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2009	Mather, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2009	Martin U of T Branch Exp STN, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2009	Cordova AP, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2009	Union City, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2009	Elephant Butte Dam, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	82 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2009	Hohenwald, US	monthly rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2009	Mt Pleasant 1N, US	monthly rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2009	Motozintla (Smn), MX	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	79 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2009	Clarendon, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2009	Fredonia, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2009	Auburn, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	104 years	46 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2009. 2009 had 898 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 2009-05-02: 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 50	648
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1