Weather Records on 2 May 1956

1,261 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1956. Highest significance: Waitchie, AU.

Key Facts for 2 May 1956

On 2 May 1956, 1,261 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 75 monthly and 1,184 daily.
Waitchie set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.1 mm (2.7 in) on 2 May 1956.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,261 stations

1,261 station records on 2 May 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waitchie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Quambatook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Warracknabeal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Boort (Gredgwin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mossgiel (Moolbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wanganella General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lake Charm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fernihurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tennyson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroonook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tarnagulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ultima (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wychitella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kalchini	India	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Uardry (Oolambeyan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Boigbeat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Donald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Myrniong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ahmadnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo (Puckawidgee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook (Barraport North)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort (Wongan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pira Wild Horse Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tiega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mincha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Linton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Streatham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Teryawynia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Galah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ouyen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Walpeup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woornack	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Narraport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sea Lake (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sea Lake (Marston Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Speed (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cohuna (Goulburn Murray)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Laanecoorie Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wycheproof (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Mill State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,261 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 1,074, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 May 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	1,074
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 May 1956 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 75, daily 1,184.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,182 broken records

Margins by which the 1,182 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1956

Top 20 records on 2 May 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1956	Waitchie, AU	monthly rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1956	Swan Hill (Murray Downs), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	66 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1956	Wedderburn (Post Office), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1956	Quambatook, AU	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1956	Warracknabeal Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1956	Condong Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1956	Boort (Gredgwin), AU	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1956	Mossgiel (Moolbong), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1956	Adelong Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1956	Wanganella General Store, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1956	Lake Charm, AU	monthly rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1956	Fernihurst, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1956	Tennyson, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1956	Dunolly, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1956	Menindee Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1956	Wooroonook, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1956	Tarnagulla, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1956	Wickliffe, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1956	Cooma Lambie Street, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1956	Ultima (Post Office), AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	58 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1956. 1956 had 1,261 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 1956-05-02: 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	963
20 to 40	162
40 to 60	37
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1