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Weather Records on 2 January 1912

53 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1912. Highest significance: Parry Sound, CA.

Key Facts for 2 January 1912

  • On 2 January 1912, 53 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 34 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 52 daily.
  • Parry Sound set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 2 January 1912.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

53 stations
Weather records on 2 January 1912 53 station records on 2 January 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
53 station records on 2 January 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 January 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Parry SoundCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord daily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
GorkiBelarusRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord daily snowfall19.3 cm (7.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-23.9 C (-11.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature8.1 C (46.6 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen ASwedenRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.5 mm (0.06 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
KazalinskKazakhstanRecord daily precipitation4.9 mm (0.19 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord high maximum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord high maximum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
ParnuEstoniaRecord high minimum temperature1.5 C (34.7 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
KirovRussiaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord high minimum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape NorthumberlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.8 mm (0.11 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord high maximum temperature8.1 C (46.6 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord high minimum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature6.5 C (43.7 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord high maximum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord high maximum temperature8.8 C (47.8 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature4.9 C (40.8 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature3.7 C (38.7 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord high maximum temperature6.5 C (43.7 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord high minimum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
GorlitzGermanyRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord high minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord high minimum temperature1.5 C (34.7 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord high maximum temperature4.5 C (40.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord high minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord high minimum temperature0.7 C (33.3 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord high minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
TurkestanKazakhstanRecord daily precipitation5.9 mm (0.23 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord high minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord high minimum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord high maximum temperature5.5 C (41.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-25.0 C (-13.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord high maximum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord high minimum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature8.6 C (47.5 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord high maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
VytegraRussiaRecord daily precipitation6.0 mm (0.24 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord high maximum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord high maximum temperature6.5 C (43.7 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord high maximum temperature6.5 C (43.7 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord high maximum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord high minimum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord high minimum temperature3.5 C (38.3 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-37.8 C (-36.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-0.5 C (31.1 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

53 records
Records on 2 January 1912 by type Records set or tied on 2 January 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 3. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 17Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 17Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 January 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.
Records on 2 January 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum17
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum17
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 January 1912 by timescale Records on 2 January 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 52. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 52all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 January 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 52.
Records on 2 January 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily52

How Much Records Were Beaten By

47 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 January 1912 Margins by which the 47 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted. 02040600 to 10: 4410 to 20: 120 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 150 to 60: 060 to 70: 070 to 80: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 7070 to 80
Margins by which the 47 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 January 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 1044
10 to 201
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 501
50 to 600
60 to 700
70 to 801

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1912
Top 20 records on 2 January 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 January 1912Parry Sound, CAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)21 years21 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1912Parry Sound, CAdaily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)7.6 cm (3.0 in)12 years21 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1912Gorki, BYmonthly rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1912Stonecliffe, CAdaily snowfall19.3 cm (7.6 in)4.1 cm (1.6 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1912Winnemucca AP, USdaily low min-23.9 C (-11.0 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)33 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1912Tranebjerg, DKdaily high max8.1 C (46.6 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)29 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1912Nidingen A, SEdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)29 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1912Robe Comparison, AUdaily rain1.5 mm (0.06 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)36 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1912Kazalinsk, KZdaily rain4.9 mm (0.19 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)26 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1912Vastervik, SEdaily high max9.0 C (48.2 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)25 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1912Stockholm, SEdaily high max7.0 C (44.6 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1912Stonecliffe, CAdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)19 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1912Parnu, EEdaily high min1.5 C (34.7 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1912Kirov, RUdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)0.9 mm (0.04 in)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1912Vanersborg, SEdaily high min4.0 C (39.2 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)21 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1912Cape Northumberland, AUdaily rain2.8 mm (0.11 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1912Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily high max8.1 C (46.6 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1912Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily high min3.0 C (37.4 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1912Sandvig, DKdaily high max6.5 C (43.7 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1912Kristianstad, SEdaily high max8.0 C (46.4 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)25 years12 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 1912
Records on 01-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1912. 1912 had 53 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 1912. 1912 had 53 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).