Weather Records on 2 May 2011

936 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 2011. Highest significance: Poitiers - Biard, FR.

Key Facts for 2 May 2011

On 2 May 2011, 936 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
195 were record highs and 442 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 107 monthly and 822 daily.
Poitiers - Biard set an all-time record daily precipitation of 92.3 mm (3.6 in) on 2 May 2011.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

936 stations

936 station records on 2 May 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record daily precipitation	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Olmsted L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Zalma 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waldron	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Srn In Forage Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Evansville Museum	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Amarilla 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Martin U of T Branch Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Poteet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilhelmina Rise 721	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shepetivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
E.T.A. 274 Cocula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spavinaw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista de Cuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plumfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

936 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 272, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 170, Heaviest daily rainfall 272, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 2 May 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	272
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	170
Heaviest daily rainfall	272
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 2 May 2011 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 107, daily 822.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

713 broken records

Margins by which the 713 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 2011

Top 20 records on 2 May 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 2011	Poitiers - Biard, FR	all-time rain	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 May 2011	Jackson, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2011	Carbondale Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2011	Harrisburg, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2011	Newport, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	73 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2011	Williamsville, US	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2011	Olmsted L&D, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2011	Shoals 8 S, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2011	Atzalan, MX	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	69 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2011	Zalma 4 E, US	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2011	Hardy, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	104 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2011	Mtn Home 1 NNW, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2011	Marble Hill, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2011	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	monthly low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	90 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2011	Gravette, US	monthly low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	86 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2011	Henderson 8 SSW, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2011	Luling, US	monthly low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2011	Waldron, US	monthly low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	90 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2011	Anna 4 N, US	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2011	Dubois Srn In Forage Farm, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	50 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2011. 2011 had 936 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 2011-05-02: 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	692
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1