Weather Records on 2 January 1918

114 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1918. Highest significance: Gorki, BY.

Key Facts for 2 January 1918

On 2 January 1918, 114 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
13 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 110 daily.
Gorki set a monthly record daily precipitation of 32.6 mm (1.3 in) on 2 January 1918.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

114 stations

114 station records on 2 January 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gragin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Milliwindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pallal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Boorolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

114 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 57, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 2 January 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	57
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 January 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 110.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

106 broken records

Margins by which the 106 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1918

Top 20 records on 2 January 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1918	Gorki, BY	monthly rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1918	Yetman (Warialda Street), AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1918	Sydney, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1918	Surat, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1918	Bingara (Keera), AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1918	Roma Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1918	Britstown (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1918	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	57 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1918	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	57 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1918	Gragin, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1918	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1918	Bingara Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1918	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1918	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1918	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1918	Whitehead, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1918	Middletown 4 W, US	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1918	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1918	Washington, US	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1918	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	35 years	23 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1918. 1918 had 114 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-02 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1800	1
1810	1
1823	1
1825	2
1830	2
1834	1
1840	1
1854	1
1855	1
1860	4
1861	4
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	4
1873	3
1874	1
1875	3
1876	4
1877	1
1879	3
1880	1
1882	1
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	1
1896	7
1897	1
1898	2
1899	8
1900	7
1901	9
1902	5
1903	6
1904	22
1905	14
1906	8
1907	18
1908	6
1909	26
1910	17
1911	22
1912	53
1913	19
1914	27
1915	22
1916	43
1917	86
1918	114
1919	49
1920	48
1921	265
1922	77
1923	46
1924	165
1925	146
1926	190
1927	241
1928	744
1929	42
1930	264
1931	296
1932	148
1933	107
1934	242
1935	283
1936	460
1937	634
1938	111
1939	633
1940	403
1941	518
1942	619
1943	440
1944	355
1945	327
1946	157
1947	776
1948	967
1949	338
1950	1,253
1951	622
1952	823
1953	281
1954	309
1955	407
1956	179
1957	199
1958	240
1959	391
1960	630
1961	638
1962	582
1963	508
1964	955
1965	638
1966	964
1967	265
1968	807
1969	623
1970	947
1971	624
1972	407
1973	524
1974	1,495
1975	622
1976	653
1977	664
1978	689
1979	3,391
1980	360
1981	989
1982	1,102
1983	690
1984	1,221
1985	860
1986	641
1987	1,083
1988	1,279
1989	584
1990	425
1991	689
1992	947
1993	893
1994	576
1995	570
1996	1,425
1997	3,370
1998	1,108
1999	1,607
2000	1,340
2001	1,410
2002	1,021
2003	1,363
2004	1,212
2005	1,205
2006	1,658
2007	941
2008	843
2009	826
2010	1,304
2011	866
2012	805
2013	548
2014	684
2015	778
2016	603
2017	771
2018	2,183
2019	481
2020	645
2021	495
2022	1,905
2023	1,497
2024	635
2025	566
2026	770

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	101
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1