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Weather Records on 2 January 1909

26 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1909. Highest significance: Willowmore, ZA.

Key Facts for 2 January 1909

  • On 2 January 1909, 26 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 26 daily.
  • Willowmore set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 2 January 1909.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

26 stations
Weather records on 2 January 1909 26 station records on 2 January 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
26 station records on 2 January 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 January 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
WillowmoreSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Philipstown (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SterlingSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Royal ObservatorySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.0 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord high maximum temperature10.4 C (50.7 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord snow depth15.0 cm (5.9 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation0.5 mm (0.02 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
BromeCanadaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
JansenvilleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-32.8 C (-27.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
FraserburgSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-15.2 C (4.6 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
SteynsburgSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-29.4 C (-20.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-28.9 C (-20.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

26 records
Records on 2 January 1909 by type Records set or tied on 2 January 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 15, Deepest snow cover 1. 051015Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 15Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 January 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 15, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 2 January 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall15
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 2 January 1909 by timescale Records on 2 January 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 26. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 26all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 January 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 26.
Records on 2 January 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily26

How Much Records Were Beaten By

23 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 January 1909 Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 1610 to 20: 520 to 30: 130 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 060 to 70: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 70
Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 January 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 1016
10 to 205
20 to 301
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 600
60 to 701

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1909
Top 20 records on 2 January 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 January 1909Willowmore, ZAdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)27.9 mm (1.1 in)27 years38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1909Philipstown (Tnk), ZAdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)18.3 mm (0.7 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1909Caledon (Pol), ZAdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)12.5 mm (0.5 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1909Sterling, ZAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1909Royal Observatory, ZAdaily rain11.0 mm (0.4 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1909Ladismith (Tnk), ZAdaily rain22.1 mm (0.9 in)15.7 mm (0.6 in)13 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1909Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high min22.2 C (72.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)36 years18 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1909Riva, ITdaily high max10.4 C (50.7 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)26 years18 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1909Freiburg, DEdaily snow depth15.0 cm (5.9 in)7.0 cm (2.8 in)13 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1909Colesberg (Tnk), ZAdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)10 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1909Clanwilliam (Pol), ZAdaily rain0.5 mm (0.02 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)38 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1909Beaufort West (Met), ZAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)13 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1909Brome, CAdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1909Jansenville, ZAdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)2 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1909Fredericton Unb, CAdaily low min-32.8 C (-27.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1909Fraserburg, ZAdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)10 years10 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1909Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily low min-15.2 C (4.6 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)15 years8 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1909Uniondale (Tnk), ZAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)10 years8 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1909Steynsburg, ZAdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)13 years8 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1909Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZAdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)3 years7 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 1909
Records on 01-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1909. 1909 had 26 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 1909. 1909 had 26 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).