Weather Records on 2 May 2026

765 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 May 2026. Highest significance: Denekamp, NL.

Key Facts for 2 May 2026

On 2 May 2026, 765 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
475 were record highs and 227 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 706 daily.
Denekamp set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 2 May 2026.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

765 stations

765 station records on 2 May 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 May 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Denekamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ittoqqortoormiit	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Daroca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Acapulco Gro.	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tampico Tamps	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashdown 4 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arkona	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alma Bacon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Knox Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quicksand	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ridder	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Jones Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Landsort	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Litang	China	Record low maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tlaxcala de Xicontecatl (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Creek Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Houston-Westbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wiggins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kalmar_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Soderarm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Aero	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswalder Oie	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barshatas	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alcan	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont Rsch Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malad City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valdosta Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalore Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lincang	China	Record low maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arkona	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chilpancingo Ro.	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oskarshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sylacauga 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

765 records

Records set or tied on 2 May 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 164, Lowest daily maximum 140, Highest daily minimum 311, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 59, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 May 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	164
Lowest daily maximum	140
Highest daily minimum	311
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	59
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 May 2026 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 58, daily 706.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

637 broken records

Margins by which the 637 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 2026

Top 20 records on 2 May 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 May 2026	Denekamp, NL	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 May 2026	Ittoqqortoormiit, GL	monthly rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2026	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	monthly high min	20.4 C (68.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2026	Crockett, US	monthly low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	119 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2026	Daroca, ES	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2026	Tifton, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2026	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	116 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2026	Apalachicola AP, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2026	Wewahitchka, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2026	Canton 4N, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	115 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2026	Acapulco Gro., MX	monthly low max	26.4 C (79.5 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2026	Tampico Tamps, MX	monthly low min	11.6 C (52.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2026	Ashdown 4 SSE, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	132 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2026	State UNIV, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	127 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2026	Bend, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2026	Arkona, DE	daily high max	25.4 C (77.7 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2026	Summerville 4W, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	123 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2026	Alma Bacon Co AP, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2026	Knox Wwtp, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	117 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2026	Quicksand, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	99 years	42 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2026. 2026 had 765 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 2026-05-02: 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	635
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1