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Weather Records on 2 January 1901

9 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1901. Highest significance: Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 2 January 1901

  • On 2 January 1901, 9 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 9 daily.
  • Sydney (Observatory Hill) set a daily record precipitation of 42.7 mm (1.7 in) on 2 January 1901.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

9 stations
Weather records on 2 January 1901 9 station records on 2 January 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
9 station records on 2 January 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 January 1901: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation42.7 mm (1.7 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.1 mm (1.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
StawellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Cordeaux RiverAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily snowfall11.4 cm (4.5 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

9 records
Records on 2 January 1901 by type Records set or tied on 2 January 1901 by type: Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 02468Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 January 1901 by type: Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 2 January 1901 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 January 1901 by timescale Records on 2 January 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 9. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 9all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 January 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 9.
Records on 2 January 1901 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily9

How Much Records Were Beaten By

8 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 January 1901 Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.6. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 5: 35 to 10: 110 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 30 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 January 1901
MarginRecords
0 to 53
5 to 101
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 253

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1901
Top 9 records on 2 January 1901 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 January 1901Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily rain42.7 mm (1.7 in)23.6 mm (0.9 in)7 years24 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1901Orange Post Office, AUdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)20.8 mm (0.8 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1901Tenterfield (Federation Park), AUdaily rain41.1 mm (1.6 in)22.0 mm (0.9 in)5 years18 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1901Cape Borda Comparison, AUdaily rain3.6 mm (0.14 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1901Wilmington Wb City, USdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)9 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1901Stawell, AUdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1901Bringelly (Maryland), AUdaily rain4.3 mm (0.17 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)15 years7 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1901Cordeaux River, AUdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)5 years7 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1901Gravenhurst, CAdaily snowfall (Tie)11.4 cm (4.5 in)tie7 years1 of 100 (Routine)

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

1794 to 1901
Records on 01-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1901. 1901 had 9 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001794: 21797: 11800: 11810: 11823: 11825: 21830: 21834: 11840: 11854: 11855: 11860: 41861: 41868: 11869: 11870: 11871: 41873: 31874: 11875: 31876: 41877: 11879: 31880: 11882: 11883: 41886: 11887: 21888: 11889: 41890: 21891: 21892: 11893: 31894: 21895: 11896: 71897: 11898: 21899: 81900: 71901: 91902: 51903: 61904: 221905: 141906: 81907: 181908: 61909: 261910: 171911: 221912: 531913: 191914: 271915: 221916: 431917: 861918: 1141919: 491920: 481921: 2651922: 771923: 461924: 1651925: 1461926: 1901927: 2411928: 7441929: 421930: 2641931: 2961932: 1481933: 1071934: 2421935: 2831936: 4601937: 6341938: 1111939: 6331940: 4031941: 5181942: 6191943: 4401944: 3551945: 3271946: 1571947: 7761948: 9671949: 3381950: 1,2531951: 6221952: 8231953: 2811954: 3091955: 4071956: 1791957: 1991958: 2401959: 3911960: 6301961: 6381962: 5821963: 5081964: 9551965: 6381966: 9641967: 2651968: 8071969: 6231970: 9471971: 6241972: 4071973: 5241974: 1,4951975: 6221976: 6531977: 6641978: 6891979: 3,3911980: 3601981: 9891982: 1,1021983: 6901984: 1,2211985: 8601986: 6411987: 1,0831988: 1,2791989: 5841990: 4251991: 6891992: 9471993: 8931994: 5761995: 5701996: 1,4251997: 3,3701998: 1,1081999: 1,6072000: 1,3402001: 1,4102002: 1,0212003: 1,3632004: 1,2122005: 1,2052006: 1,6582007: 9412008: 8432009: 8262010: 1,3042011: 8662012: 8052013: 5482014: 6842015: 7782016: 6032017: 7712018: 2,1832019: 4812020: 6452021: 4952022: 1,9052023: 1,4972024: 6352025: 5662026: 7701794187318941911192819451962197919962013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1901. 1901 had 9 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-02 in each year
YearRecords
17942
17971
18001
18101
18231
18252
18302
18341
18401
18541
18551
18604
18614
18681
18691
18701
18714
18733
18741
18753
18764
18771
18793
18801
18821
18834
18861
18872
18881
18894
18902
18912
18921
18933
18942
18951
18967
18971
18982
18998
19007
19019
19025
19036
190422
190514
19068
190718
19086
190926
191017
191122
191253
191319
191427
191522
191643
191786
1918114
191949
192048
1921265
192277
192346
1924165
1925146
1926190
1927241
1928744
192942
1930264
1931296
1932148
1933107
1934242
1935283
1936460
1937634
1938111
1939633
1940403
1941518
1942619
1943440
1944355
1945327
1946157
1947776
1948967
1949338
19501,253
1951622
1952823
1953281
1954309
1955407
1956179
1957199
1958240
1959391
1960630
1961638
1962582
1963508
1964955
1965638
1966964
1967265
1968807
1969623
1970947
1971624
1972407
1973524
19741,495
1975622
1976653
1977664
1978689
19793,391
1980360
1981989
19821,102
1983690
19841,221
1985860
1986641
19871,083
19881,279
1989584
1990425
1991689
1992947
1993893
1994576
1995570
19961,425
19973,370
19981,108
19991,607
20001,340
20011,410
20021,021
20031,363
20041,212
20051,205
20061,658
2007941
2008843
2009826
20101,304
2011866
2012805
2013548
2014684
2015778
2016603
2017771
20182,183
2019481
2020645
2021495
20221,905
20231,497
2024635
2025566
2026770

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).