Daily records
Page built 2026-10-19
Data as of 2026-10-15
Search
Built 2026-10-19 (19 October 2026)

Weather Records on 2 January 1931

296 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1931. Highest significance: Kialla, AU.

Key Facts for 2 January 1931

  • On 2 January 1931, 296 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 104 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 293 daily.
  • Kialla set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 2 January 1931.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

296 stations
Weather records on 2 January 1931 296 station records on 2 January 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
296 station records on 2 January 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 January 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
KiallaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
HvarCroatiaRecord high maximum temperature19.0 C (66.2 F)35 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo (Windermere)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Narra AllenAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Boorowa Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation42.4 mm (1.7 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
De Jong Ranch, HowicSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation40.4 mm (1.6 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.1 cm (2.8 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
San JacintoUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
KanuparthiIndiaRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
GunupurIndiaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
FrogmoreAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical GardensSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation36.8 mm (1.4 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Kooringa)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
FerganaUzbekistanRecord daily precipitation11.0 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CallingtonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Yass (Linton Hostel)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
AltentreptowGermanyRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo ValeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar (Errowanbang)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cargo Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Watervale (Springvale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LobethalAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
AnklamGermanyRecord daily precipitation12.0 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell FlatAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HahndorfAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Temora Ambulance StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart TownAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
StansburyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Collector (Brookdale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
RayagadaIndiaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Port GermeinAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Bridge (Tepko)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MarfieldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Mentone)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BerrebangaloAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Fairy (Merigan)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PrzhevalskKyrgyzstanRecord daily precipitation9.2 mm (0.36 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BalaklavaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BlythAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Waikerie (Ramco)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington EastAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
AdavaleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GoulburnAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Harden (East St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BrinkworthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BulgandramineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cootamundra Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

296 records
Records on 2 January 1931 by type Records set or tied on 2 January 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2. 050100150200Highest daily maximum: 84Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 20Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 178Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 2Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 January 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2.
Records on 2 January 1931 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum84
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum20
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall178
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover2
Records on 2 January 1931 by timescale Records on 2 January 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 293. 0100200300all-time: 0monthly: 3daily: 293all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 January 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 293.
Records on 2 January 1931 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly3
daily293

How Much Records Were Beaten By

259 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 January 1931 Margins by which the 259 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted. 01002003000 to 10: 22310 to 20: 2620 to 30: 830 to 40: 140 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 259 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 January 1931
MarginRecords
0 to 10223
10 to 2026
20 to 308
30 to 401
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1931
Top 20 records on 2 January 1931 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 January 1931Kialla, AUdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)27.2 mm (1.1 in)13 years35 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1931Hvar, HRmonthly high max19.0 C (66.2 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)47 years35 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1931Murringo (Windermere), AUdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)24.6 mm (1.0 in)27 years34 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1931Narra Allen, AUdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)19.3 mm (0.8 in)44 years33 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1931Boorowa Post Office, AUdaily rain25.9 mm (1.0 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)29 years31 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1931Witelsbos (Bos), ZAdaily rain42.4 mm (1.7 in)21.8 mm (0.9 in)12 years28 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1931De Jong Ranch, Howic, ZAdaily rain40.4 mm (1.6 in)28.5 mm (1.1 in)29 years28 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1931Port Arthur, CAdaily snowfall7.1 cm (2.8 in)3.0 cm (1.2 in)40 years27 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1931San Jacinto, USmonthly high min14.4 C (57.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)21 years25 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1931Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove), AUdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)18.1 mm (0.7 in)13 years24 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1931Kanuparthi, INdaily rain31.5 mm (1.2 in)22.6 mm (0.9 in)27 years24 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1931Gunupur, INmonthly rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)8 years24 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1931Frogmore, AUdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)27 years22 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1931Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZAdaily rain36.8 mm (1.4 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)29 years21 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1931Sveg, SEdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)11.0 mm (0.4 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1931Burra (Kooringa), AUdaily rain5.3 mm (0.21 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)65 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1931Brinkworth (Anama Park), AUdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)52 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1931Fergana, UZdaily rain11.0 mm (0.4 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1931Callington, AUdaily rain6.1 mm (0.24 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)46 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1931Yass (Linton Hostel), AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)14.8 mm (0.6 in)29 years20 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 1931
Records on 01-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1931. 1931 had 296 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 1931. 1931 had 296 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

Download the Data

  • Data for records on 1931-01-02: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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).