Weather Records on 2 May 2019

622 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 2019. Highest significance: Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station), AU.

Key Facts for 2 May 2019

On 2 May 2019, 622 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
247 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 588 daily.
Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station) set a daily record precipitation of 44.8 mm (1.8 in) on 2 May 2019.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

622 stations

622 station records on 2 May 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Moorabool Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tullaroop Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Maroona (Hillenvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Glenorchy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Joyces Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Derrinallum (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Avalon Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lauriston Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Birregurra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Great Western (Seppelt)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Smeaton (Blampied (Bardia))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eberys	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newstead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Castlemaine Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Charlton (Donald St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woodend (Carlisle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kyneton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shelford West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Longwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Malmsbury Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Boga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Creightons Creek (Baronga (Cre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eurack	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Derrinallum (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Portage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mildura Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Park (White Swan Reservoi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Lambert Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Airport AMO	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mogoca	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shepherds Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Strath Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pichilingue	Ecuador	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wright Patman Dm & Lk	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Longview Wsmo	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

622 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 247, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 2 May 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	247
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 2 May 2019 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 588.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

518 broken records

Margins by which the 518 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 2019

Top 20 records on 2 May 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 2019	Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station), AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2019	Moorabool Reservoir, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2019	Tullaroop Reservoir, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2019	Burrumbuttock (Holyrood), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	105 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2019	Maroona (Hillenvale), AU	monthly rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2019	Glenorchy, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	105 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2019	Daylesford, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2019	Joyces Creek, AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2019	Derrinallum (Post Office), AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2019	Avalon Airport, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2019	Lauriston Reservoir, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2019	Birregurra (Post Office), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2019	Great Western (Seppelt), AU	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2019	Pennyroyal Creek, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	114 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2019	Smeaton (Blampied (Bardia)), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2019	Eberys, AU	monthly rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2019	Tishomingo Natl Wr, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2019	Tyler, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2019	Newstead, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2019	Marysville (Post Office), AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	90 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2019. 2019 had 622 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 10	426
10 to 20	53
20 to 30	23
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2