Weather Records on 2 May 2021

572 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 2021. Highest significance: Praha-Libus, CZ.

Key Facts for 2 May 2021

On 2 May 2021, 572 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
403 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 557 daily.
Praha-Libus set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 2 May 2021.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

572 stations

572 station records on 2 May 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Praha-Libus	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Derna	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bluff Crossing	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpley 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Primda	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huoshan	China	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Qinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Viwa	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Friendship	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Diredawa	Ethiopia	Record low maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jerez de la Frontera	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Grove Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ruzyne	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manschnow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Idjevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huimin	China	Record low minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chongqing	China	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brest-Guipavas	France	Record low minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aleppo	Syria	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent Lake Nwr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld	Bermuda [United Kingdom]	Record low minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Houghton Lake Roscommon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nueva Casas Grandes	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Allison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

572 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 223, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 180, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 107.

Records on 2 May 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	223
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	180
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 May 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 557.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

437 broken records

Margins by which the 437 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 2021

Top 20 records on 2 May 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 2021	Praha-Libus, CZ	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2021	Derna, LY	daily high min	27.4 C (81.3 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2021	Red Bluff Crossing, US	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2021	Tg Jiu, RO	daily high min	15.5 C (59.9 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	110 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2021	Postville, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	120 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2021	New Hampton, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	120 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2021	Kahuku 912, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2021	Fayette, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	120 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2021	Spirit Lake, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	120 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2021	Ogallala, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	126 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2021	Tarpley 3S, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2021	Primda, CZ	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2021	Grand Marais, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2021	Imperial, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	120 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2021	Lamar Rs, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2021	Huoshan, CN	monthly low min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2021	Qinzhou, CN	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2021	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	120 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2021	Wamsutter, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	123 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2021	Viwa, FJ	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	40 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2021. 2021 had 572 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 2021-05-02: 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 10	399
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1