Weather Records on 2 May 2010

1,629 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 2010. Highest significance: Covington 3 SW, US.

Key Facts for 2 May 2010

On 2 May 2010, 1,629 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
830 were record highs and 378 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 135 monthly and 1,476 daily.
Covington 3 SW set an all-time record daily precipitation of 258.1 mm (10.2 in) on 2 May 2010.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

1,629 stations

1,629 station records on 2 May 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	258.1 mm (10.2 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Sardis Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Louisville Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bowling Green	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	246.6 mm (9.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kingston Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mammoth Cave	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Holly Springs 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Manston	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Callantsoog	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Den Oever	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Judith Gap 13 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Tri-State AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barren Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Neola	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston Radio Wliv	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Medemblik	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gouda	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hollum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kollum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kornwerderzand	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kreileroord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nolin Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Lick Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hodgenville Lincoln P	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
De Haukes	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,629 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 245, Lowest daily maximum 145, Highest daily minimum 585, Lowest daily minimum 233, Heaviest daily rainfall 375, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 2 May 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	245
Lowest daily maximum	145
Highest daily minimum	585
Lowest daily minimum	233
Heaviest daily rainfall	375
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 2 May 2010 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 135, daily 1,476.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,238 broken records

Margins by which the 1,238 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 2010

Top 20 records on 2 May 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 2010	Covington 3 SW, US	all-time rain	258.1 mm (10.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	99 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 May 2010	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	all-time rain	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	74 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2010	Dickson, US	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2010	Sardis Dam, US	monthly rain	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	26 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2010	Louisville Intl AP, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2010	Bowling Green, US	monthly rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	25 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2010	Milan Exp STN, US	monthly rain	246.6 mm (9.7 in)	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	11 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2010	Greensburg, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2010	Lexington, US	monthly rain	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2010	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	monthly rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	9 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2010	Kingston Springs, US	all-time rain	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2010	Mammoth Cave, US	daily rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2010	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2010	Georgetown Wtr Wks, US	monthly rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	5 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2010	Portsmouth-Sciotoville, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2010	Batesville, US	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2010	Holly Springs 4 N, US	all-time rain	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2010	Crossville Ed & Rsch STN, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2010	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2010	Mtn Dell Dam, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	79 years	57 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2010. 2010 had 1,629 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	1,197
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1