Weather Records on 2 May 2023

951 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 2023. Highest significance: Hrazdan, AM.

Key Facts for 2 May 2023

On 2 May 2023, 951 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
468 were record highs and 321 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 900 daily.
Hrazdan set a monthly record daily precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 2 May 2023.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

951 stations

951 station records on 2 May 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hrazdan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ajmer	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Herman	United States	Record daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkaska	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Farm 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bareilly	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Steuben	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sur STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kumbrabow	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rautavaara Ala-Luosta	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Picabo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bay 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tenerife/Sur	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alberta Ford For Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburgh Allegheny Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Farm 2	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bigfork 13 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record low maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ulken Nary	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Herman	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wisdom	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

951 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 254, Lowest daily maximum 235, Highest daily minimum 214, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 110, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 2 May 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	254
Lowest daily maximum	235
Highest daily minimum	214
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	110
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 2 May 2023 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 50, daily 900.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

783 broken records

Margins by which the 783 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 2023

Top 20 records on 2 May 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 2023	Hrazdan, AM	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2023	Ajmer, IN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	89 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2023	Munising, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2023	Virginia City, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	130 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2023	Herman, US	monthly snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2023	Kakinada, IN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	108 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2023	Pamban, IN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2023	Kalkaska, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2023	Chatham Exp Farm 2, US	monthly snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2023	Tiruchchirapalli, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	105 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2023	Lifton Pumping STN, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2023	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	120 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2023	Phelps, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2023	Bareilly, IN	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2023	Munising, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	82 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2023	Steuben, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	82 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2023	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	121 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2023	Big Sur STN, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2023	Aztec Ruins Nm, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2023	Marysville, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	101 years	45 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2023. 2023 had 951 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 50	752
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2