Weather Records on 2 May 2020

798 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 2020. Highest significance: Ganca, AZ.

Key Facts for 2 May 2020

On 2 May 2020, 798 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
537 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 790 daily.
Ganca set a daily record precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 2 May 2020.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

798 stations

798 station records on 2 May 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Iasi	Romania	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Buln Buln	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld	Bermuda [United Kingdom]	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Korumburra Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Callignee North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nyora (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kumejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airpor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mirboo North Water Board	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Malda	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor (Oaklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine (Melville Forest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biala (Alvison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yanakie (Shallow Inlet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Batlow (Halloween)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ouesso	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sosunovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Erica (Philips Bridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vinnytsia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tongliao	China	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pingelap	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seychelles Internat	Seychelles	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Locke	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrangobilly Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kawaguchiko	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

798 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 325, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 212, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 2 May 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	325
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	212
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 2 May 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 790.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

663 broken records

Margins by which the 663 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 2020

Top 20 records on 2 May 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 2020	Ganca, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	83.9 mm (3.3 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2020	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2020	Minatare Dam (Usbr), US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2020	Korumburra, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2020	Iasi, RO	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2020	Buln Buln, AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2020	L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld, BM	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2020	Trafalgar Toseland Road, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2020	Korumburra Sth Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2020	Kahuku 912, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	89 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2020	Callignee North, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2020	Nyora (Post Office), AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2020	Kumejima, JP	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2020	Ohotsk, RU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2020	Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airpor, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2020	Mirboo North Water Board, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2020	Malda, IN	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	115 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2020	Yatchaw (Amaroo), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2020	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2020	Ventnor (Oaklands), AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	60 years	43 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2020. 2020 had 798 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 2020-05-02: 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	645
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1