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Weather Records on 2 January 1904

22 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1904. Highest significance: Newark Liberty Intl AP, US.

Key Facts for 2 January 1904

  • On 2 January 1904, 22 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 21 daily.
  • Newark Liberty Intl AP set a daily record snowfall of 16.0 cm (6.3 in) on 2 January 1904.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

22 stations
Weather records on 2 January 1904 22 station records on 2 January 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
22 station records on 2 January 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 January 1904: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall16.0 cm (6.3 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Bobadah (Melrose)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
AlburyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-16.1 C (3.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-15.0 C (5.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
CharltonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-21.1 C (-6.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-15.6 C (3.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-26.1 C (-15.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-13.9 C (7.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
WahgunyahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-12.8 C (9.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-26.1 C (-15.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-21.1 C (-6.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-21.1 C (-6.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

22 records
Records on 2 January 1904 by type Records set or tied on 2 January 1904 by type: Lowest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 035810Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 7Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 January 1904 by type: Lowest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 2 January 1904 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum7
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 January 1904 by timescale Records on 2 January 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 21. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 21all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 January 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 21.
Records on 2 January 1904 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily21

How Much Records Were Beaten By

21 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 January 1904 Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 147.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 20: 1720 to 40: 240 to 60: 160 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 0140 to 160: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140140 to 160
Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 147.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 January 1904
MarginRecords
0 to 2017
20 to 402
40 to 601
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1200
120 to 1400
140 to 1601

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1904
Top 20 records on 2 January 1904 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 January 1904Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily snowfall16.0 cm (6.3 in)14.7 cm (5.8 in)28 years34 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1904Moorestown 4 E, USdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)5.6 cm (2.2 in)37 years28 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1904Swan Hill (Murray Downs), AUdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)23.1 mm (0.9 in)15 years25 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1904Bobadah (Melrose), AUdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)18.8 mm (0.7 in)15 years18 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1904Albury, AUdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)11.6 mm (0.5 in)15 years18 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1904Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily rain29.5 mm (1.2 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)15 years18 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1904Portland, USdaily low max-16.1 C (3.0 F)7.8 C (14.0 F)4 years18 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1904Concord, USdaily low max-15.0 C (5.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)22 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1904Charlton, AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)20.8 mm (0.8 in)16 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1904Montreal McGill, CAdaily low max-21.1 C (-6.0 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)18 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1904Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)30 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1904Ivanhoe (Wokabity), AUdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1904Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily low max22.2 C (72.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)20 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1904Sydney, CAdaily low min-15.6 C (3.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)31 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1904Montreal McGill, CAdaily low min-26.1 C (-15.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1904Southampton, CAdaily low max-13.9 C (7.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1904Wahgunyah, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)14 years8 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1904Buffalo, USdaily low max-12.8 C (9.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)16 years8 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1904Baltimore Customs House, USdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)0 years7 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1904Saint John, CAdaily low min-26.1 C (-15.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)4 years5 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 1904
Records on 01-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1904. 1904 had 22 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 1904. 1904 had 22 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).