Weather Records on 2 January 1920

48 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1920. Highest significance: Ferrara, IT.

Key Facts for 2 January 1920

On 2 January 1920, 48 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 47 daily.
Ferrara set a daily record precipitation of 40.4 mm (1.6 in) on 2 January 1920.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

48 stations

48 station records on 2 January 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

48 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1920 by type: Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 25, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 2 January 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	25
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 January 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 47.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

40 broken records

Margins by which the 40 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1920

Top 20 records on 2 January 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1920	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1920	Wiarton, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1920	Stratford, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1920	Milan, IT	monthly rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1920	Esk Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1920	Mantova, IT	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	75 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1920	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1920	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1920	Gympie, AU	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1920	Adrian 2 NNE, US	daily low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1920	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily low max	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	40 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1920	Escanaba, US	daily low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1920	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1920	Eidsvold Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1920	Mendooran Post Office, AU	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	26 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1920	White River, CA	daily low max	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	16 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1920	Wiarton, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	4 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1920	London South, CA	daily low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1920	Alma, US	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	18 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1920	Nanango Wills St, AU	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	12 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1920. 1920 had 48 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 20	34
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1