Weather Records on 2 May 2025

569 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 2025. Highest significance: Ternej, RU.

Key Facts for 2 May 2025

On 2 May 2025, 569 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
425 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 557 daily.
Ternej set a daily record precipitation of 58.9 mm (2.3 in) on 2 May 2025.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

569 stations

569 station records on 2 May 2025 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ternej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Monclova	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa AP ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adjuntas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dalnerechensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kalajoki Metsakyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alger-Dar El Beida	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jajome Alto	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shreveport	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	France	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waltershausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Phrae	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Langley AFB	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weihenstephan-Durnast	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lille-Lesquin	France	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar-Schondorf	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mombetsu	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quedlinburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bachu	China	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mallersdorf/Niederbayern	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Butlers Gorge	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rheinstetten	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Birx/Rhon	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kall-Sistig	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kr. Marburg-Biedenkopf Colbe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Asahikawa	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koln-Bonn	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weiskirchen/Saar	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lewes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
College STN Easterwood Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walla Walla Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gustavus	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bengbu	China	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kharga	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hilgenroth	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blankenrath	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anucino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Korla	China	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shache	China	Record high minimum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

569 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 2025 by type: Highest daily maximum 213, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 212, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 102.

Records on 2 May 2025 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	213
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	212
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	102
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 May 2025 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 557.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

468 broken records

Margins by which the 468 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 May 2025

Top 20 records on 2 May 2025 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 2025	Ternej, RU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2025	Monclova, MX	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2025	Hissar, IN	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2025	Esperance Post Office, AU	monthly high min	19.7 C (67.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	112 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2025	Cloquet, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2025	Oxford, GB	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	178 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2025	Emporia 1 WNW, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	131 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2025	Nakhon Si Thammarat, TH	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2025	Kealakekua 26.2, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	119 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2025	Tuscaloosa AP ASOS, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2025	Adjuntas Substn, PR	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2025	Dalnerechensk, RU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2025	Kalajoki Metsakyla, FI	monthly rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	3 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2025	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2025	Alger-Dar El Beida, DZ	daily high min	18.7 C (65.7 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2025	Jajome Alto, PR	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2025	Rudnaja Pristan, RU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	68 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2025	Shreveport, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2025	Abbeville, FR	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2025	Waltershausen, DE	daily high max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	75 years	35 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 2025

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2025. 2025 had 569 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 2025-05-02: 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	441
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1