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Weather Records on 2 January 1917

86 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1917. Highest significance: Candelo Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 2 January 1917

  • On 2 January 1917, 86 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 17 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 83 daily.
  • Candelo Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 52.6 mm (2.1 in) on 2 January 1917.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

86 stations
Weather records on 2 January 1917 86 station records on 2 January 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
86 station records on 2 January 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 January 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Candelo Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation52.6 mm (2.1 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire CouncilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation155.2 mm (6.1 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger WeirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.8 mm (1.4 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
TilchaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation184.4 mm (7.3 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Cataract RiverAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord high minimum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation73.7 mm (2.9 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
The CubasAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord high minimum temperature7.5 C (45.5 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation20.0 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ZerbstGermanyRecord daily precipitation14.8 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
RosedaleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BooraraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)GermanyRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
BulgandraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord daily precipitation8.8 mm (0.35 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature7.3 C (45.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Holowilena)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.8 mm (0.03 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Council OfficesAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
GoulburnAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Batlow Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
WarrangongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
BrundahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Malin HeadIrelandRecord daily precipitation10.3 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
BredasdorpSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation0.8 mm (0.03 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Kergunyah SouthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord high minimum temperature7.9 C (46.2 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Epping Chester StreetAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Crookwell Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord high maximum temperature13.8 C (56.8 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
TbilisiGeorgiaRecord high minimum temperature3.8 C (38.8 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
CurrawinyaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Gunning Rural SuppliesAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Kiandra ChaletAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Belton (Shadow Vale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Bega (Newtown Road)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Tumut (Red Hill Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
BonangAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley ChaseSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Bowral Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
KyambaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord low maximum temperature-15.2 C (4.6 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
TeryawyniaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
OomaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Rsl)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
GobarralongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

86 records
Records on 2 January 1917 by type Records set or tied on 2 January 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 66, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 020406080Highest daily maximum: 7Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 10Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 66Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 January 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 66, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 2 January 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum7
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum10
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall66
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 January 1917 by timescale Records on 2 January 1917 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 83. 0255075100all-time: 1monthly: 2daily: 83all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 January 1917 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 83.
Records on 2 January 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly2
daily83

How Much Records Were Beaten By

81 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 January 1917 Margins by which the 81 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.2. Ties are not counted. 0204060800 to 20: 7420 to 40: 440 to 60: 260 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120
Margins by which the 81 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 January 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 2074
20 to 404
40 to 602
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1201

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1917
Top 20 records on 2 January 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 January 1917Candelo Post Office, AUdaily rain52.6 mm (2.1 in)51.3 mm (2.0 in)13 years40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1917Burdekin Shire Council, AUdaily rain155.2 mm (6.1 in)110.2 mm (4.3 in)18 years36 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1917Coranderrk Badger Weir, AUdaily rain34.8 mm (1.4 in)26.9 mm (1.1 in)27 years36 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1917Tilcha, AUdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)33.0 mm (1.3 in)32 years33 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1917Charters Towers Post Office, AUall-time rain184.4 mm (7.3 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)26 years33 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1917Cataract River, AUdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)24.9 mm (1.0 in)16 years25 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1917Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir), AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)15.8 mm (0.6 in)27 years25 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1917Uccle, BEdaily high min8.0 C (46.4 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)56 years25 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1917Bowen Post Office, AUdaily rain73.7 mm (2.9 in)40.7 mm (1.6 in)26 years23 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1917The Cubas, AUdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)21.5 mm (0.8 in)13 years21 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1917Kremsmuenster, ATmonthly high min7.5 C (45.5 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)17 years21 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1917Munchen-Nymphenburg, DEdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)11.8 mm (0.5 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1917Zerbst, DEdaily rain14.8 mm (0.6 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1917Rosedale, AUdaily rain20.1 mm (0.8 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1917Boorara, AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)18.5 mm (0.7 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1917Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DEdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1917Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)27 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1917Bulgandra, AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)29 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1917Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DEdaily rain8.8 mm (0.35 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)37 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1917Munchen-Nymphenburg, DEmonthly high min7.3 C (45.1 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)13 years18 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 1917
Records on 01-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1917. 1917 had 86 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 1917. 1917 had 86 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).