Weather Records on 2 May 2014

696 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 2014. Highest significance: Hillsborough Rvr Sp, US.

Key Facts for 2 May 2014

On 2 May 2014, 696 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
329 were record highs and 280 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 678 daily.
Hillsborough Rvr Sp set a daily record precipitation of 82.0 mm (3.2 in) on 2 May 2014.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

696 stations

696 station records on 2 May 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hillsborough Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dongfang	China	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tickera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeland Linder Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waikoloa 95.8	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bradenton 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Los Banos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
High Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Verona Villafranca	Italy	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Long Beach Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tampa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tampa Bay Area WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cordele	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Vrangelja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Capitan Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cottage Grove Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seaside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Metter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dallas 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

696 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 189, Lowest daily maximum 149, Highest daily minimum 140, Lowest daily minimum 131, Heaviest daily rainfall 85, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 2 May 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	189
Lowest daily maximum	149
Highest daily minimum	140
Lowest daily minimum	131
Heaviest daily rainfall	85
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 2 May 2014 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 678.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

527 broken records

Margins by which the 527 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 2014

Top 20 records on 2 May 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 2014	Hillsborough Rvr Sp, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2014	Dongfang, CN	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2014	Tickera, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2014	Millicent, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2014	St Petersburg, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2014	Hillsboro, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2014	Tangier City, MA	daily high max	28.5 C (83.3 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	97 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2014	Valdosta 2 S, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2014	Lakeland Linder Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2014	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2014	Thomasville 7 NE, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	111 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2014	Estacada 2 SE, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2014	Albany 3 SE, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2014	Waikoloa 95.8, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2014	Bedford, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2014	Princeton, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	120 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2014	Annex Creek, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2014	Flahult, SE	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2014	Vanersborg, SE	daily low min	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	128 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2014	Bartow 1SE, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	108 years	42 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 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2014. 2014 had 696 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 2014-05-02: 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	514
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1