Weather Records on 2 January 1929

42 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1929. Highest significance: Barkestad, NO.

Key Facts for 2 January 1929

On 2 January 1929, 42 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 41 daily.
Barkestad set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 2 January 1929.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

42 stations

42 station records on 2 January 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Point Amour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Olinda (Springdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grassy Hill Radio Otc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Glenrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

42 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 2 January 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	21
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 2 January 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 41.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

30 broken records

Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1929

Top 20 records on 2 January 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1929	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1929	St Joseph, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1929	St Joseph, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1929	Sulitjelma, NO	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1929	Anticosti West Point, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1929	Cap Chat, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1929	Point Amour, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	37 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1929	Astrakan, RU	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1929	Anticosti West Point, CA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1929	Atyrau, KZ	daily rain	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1929	Lucinda Township, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1929	Osijek, HR	daily rain	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	17 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1929	Altentreptow, DE	monthly snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	2 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1929	Bologna, IT	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	21 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1929	Old Halls Creek, AU	daily high min	31.9 C (89.4 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	4 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1929	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1929	Olinda (Springdale), AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1929	Robeline, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1929	Grassy Hill Radio Otc, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1929	Lucknow, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	28 years	14 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1929. 1929 had 42 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	21
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3