Weather Records on 2 May 1995

1,166 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 1995. Highest significance: Sterkstroom (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 2 May 1995

On 2 May 1995, 1,166 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
320 were record highs and 355 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 1,113 daily.
Sterkstroom (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 2 May 1995.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,166 stations

1,166 station records on 2 May 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Electra P H	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Manti	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Elliott	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.2 mm (5.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Keeroongooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Headingly Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Noorama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Moothandella Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vacoas (Mauritius)	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Buzuluk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgeacca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hayfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cerano	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lorquon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lochiel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bugulma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kamas	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Regleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nord-Solvaer	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leadville Lake Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elrose Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Epenarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kranskop (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Hamburgo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mapumulo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,166 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 250, Highest daily minimum 201, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 476, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 2 May 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	250
Highest daily minimum	201
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	476
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 2 May 1995 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 52, daily 1,113.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

973 broken records

Margins by which the 973 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 1995

Top 20 records on 2 May 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 1995	Sterkstroom (Pol), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1995	Urandangi, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	102 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1995	Boulia Airport, AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1995	Marion Downs, AU	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	81 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1995	Carandotta Station, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	111 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1995	Electra P H, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1995	Manti, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1995	Springvale, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	100 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1995	Elliott, AU	monthly rain	145.2 mm (5.7 in)	106.3 mm (4.2 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1995	Keeroongooloo, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	100 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1995	Windorah Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1995	Grong Grong (Berembed), AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1995	Newcastle Waters, AU	monthly rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1995	Headingly Station, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	111 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1995	Noorama, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1995	Moothandella Station, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1995	Plaisance (Mauritiu, MU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1995	Vacoas (Mauritius), MU	monthly rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1995	Buzuluk, RU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1995	Vernal, US	monthly rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	91 years	55 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1995. 1995 had 1,166 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 25	925
25 to 50	35
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1