Weather Records on 2 May 2012

1,103 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 2012. Highest significance: Gottingen, DE.

Key Facts for 2 May 2012

On 2 May 2012, 1,103 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
726 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 1,085 daily.
Gottingen set a daily record precipitation of 31.6 mm (1.2 in) on 2 May 2012.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,103 stations

1,103 station records on 2 May 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gottingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Solon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mobile	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
East Bergholt	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Weiskirchen/Saar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oostvoorne	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wattisham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rilland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wolphaartsdijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Narrandera (Top Reeds)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vrouwenpolder	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gail	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middelburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kawaguchiko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beverly Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Krabbendijke	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salem Ctr 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Croix Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Airport Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helens Rfd	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chichibu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,103 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 296, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 430, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 252, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 2 May 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	296
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	430
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	252
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 2 May 2012 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 1,085.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

832 broken records

Margins by which the 832 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 103.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 2012

Top 20 records on 2 May 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 2012	Gottingen, DE	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2012	Rock Rapids, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	90 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2012	Solon Springs, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2012	Mobile, US	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2012	East Bergholt, GB	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2012	Weiskirchen/Saar, DE	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2012	Oostvoorne, NL	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2012	Elk Rvr, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2012	Iowa Falls, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2012	Milaca, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2012	Webster City, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2012	Wattisham, GB	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2012	Feodosiia, UA	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	103 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2012	Rilland, NL	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2012	Charleston, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	110 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2012	Oshima, JP	daily rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2012	Wolphaartsdijk, NL	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2012	Uman, UA	daily high min	13.4 C (56.1 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2012	Lebanon 2W, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	110 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2012	Salem, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	102 years	44 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2012. 2012 had 1,103 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 2012-05-02: 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 20	800
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1