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Weather Records on 2 January 1923

46 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1923. Highest significance: Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 2 January 1923

  • On 2 January 1923, 46 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 15 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 43 daily.
  • Sandy Cape Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 81.5 mm (3.2 in) on 2 January 1923.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

46 stations
Weather records on 2 January 1923 46 station records on 2 January 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
46 station records on 2 January 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 January 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Sandy Cape LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation81.5 mm (3.2 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Banana Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
SyktyvkarRussiaRecord high minimum temperature0.4 C (32.7 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation11.8 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Park Hill StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WhiteheadCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
RosaliaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall5.6 cm (2.2 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord daily precipitation33.8 mm (1.3 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
KargopolRussiaRecord high minimum temperature0.7 C (33.3 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-PecherskoeRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-2.3 C (27.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord high maximum temperature3.7 C (38.7 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Port AlfredSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
TunisTunisiaRecord daily precipitation20.9 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Santa BarbaraUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
TartuEstoniaRecord high minimum temperature1.3 C (34.3 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-MaRussiaRecord high minimum temperature0.4 C (32.7 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-MaouTunisiaRecord daily precipitation12.5 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
BajramalyTurkmenistanRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
SewardUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-2.5 C (27.5 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
East London -Signal STNSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
FairmontUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
NeboAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord high minimum temperature0.9 C (33.6 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Belle PlaineUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation1.8 mm (0.07 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall8.1 cm (3.2 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Belle IsleCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord high minimum temperature5.9 C (42.6 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.3 mm (1.4 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna BeachUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
BrantfordCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
BromeCanadaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy CtrUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & OutreachUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
HartingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
HartingtonUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-2.0 C (28.4 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills WwtpUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

46 records
Records on 2 January 1923 by type Records set or tied on 2 January 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 25, Heaviest daily snowfall 5. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 14Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 25Heaviest daily snowfall: 5Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 January 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 25, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.
Records on 2 January 1923 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum14
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall25
Heaviest daily snowfall5
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 January 1923 by timescale Records on 2 January 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 43. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 3daily: 43all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 January 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 43.
Records on 2 January 1923 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly3
daily43

How Much Records Were Beaten By

36 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 January 1923 Margins by which the 36 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.2. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 3010 to 20: 220 to 30: 130 to 40: 240 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 36 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 January 1923
MarginRecords
0 to 1030
10 to 202
20 to 301
30 to 402
40 to 500
50 to 600
60 to 701

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1923
Top 20 records on 2 January 1923 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 January 1923Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AUdaily rain81.5 mm (3.2 in)63.2 mm (2.5 in)16 years34 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1923Banana Post Office, AUdaily rain43.2 mm (1.7 in)27.2 mm (1.1 in)9 years23 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1923Syktyvkar, RUmonthly high min0.4 C (32.7 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)23 years21 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1923Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLmonthly rain11.8 mm (0.5 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1923Emu Park Hill St, AUdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)36.6 mm (1.4 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1923Whitehead, CAdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1923Rosalia, USdaily rain22.1 mm (0.9 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)20 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1923Madison Wb City, USdaily snowfall5.6 cm (2.2 in)3.1 cm (1.2 in)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1923Duaringa Post Office, AUdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)15.8 mm (0.6 in)24 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1923New Westminster, CAdaily rain33.8 mm (1.3 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)20 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1923St John's, CAdaily high min1.1 C (34.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)35 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1923Qu'appelle, CAdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1923Qu'appelle, CAdaily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)1.0 cm (0.4 in)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1923Kargopol, RUdaily high min0.7 C (33.3 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1923Troicko-Pecherskoe, RUdaily high min-2.3 C (27.9 F)4.6 C (8.3 F)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1923St. Petersburg, RUdaily high max3.7 C (38.7 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1923Port Alfred, ZAdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)13 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1923Tunis, TNdaily rain20.9 mm (0.8 in)0.9 mm (0.04 in)34 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1923Santa Barbara, USdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)22 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1923Tartu, EEdaily high min1.3 C (34.3 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)32 years13 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 1923
Records on 01-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1923. 1923 had 46 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 1923. 1923 had 46 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).