Weather Records on 2 January 1934

242 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1934. Highest significance: Aliwal North, ZA.

Key Facts for 2 January 1934

On 2 January 1934, 242 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 233 daily.
Aliwal North set a daily record precipitation of 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 2 January 1934.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

242 stations

242 station records on 2 January 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blinkbonnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Billabalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Welgelegen(Middlemnt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thanesar	India	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Atherton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mmabatho Arpt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

242 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 2 January 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 2 January 1934 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 233.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

203 broken records

Margins by which the 203 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1934

Top 20 records on 2 January 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1934	Aliwal North, ZA	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1934	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1934	Hughenden, ZA	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1934	Irvinebank, AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1934	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1934	Barkly East, ZA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1934	Biskra, DZ	all-time low max	7.0 C (44.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1934	Sterkstroom (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1934	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1934	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1934	Herberton White St, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1934	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1934	Graaff Reinet, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1934	Premier Mine-Cullinan, ZA	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1934	Blinkbonnie, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1934	Jamestown, ZA	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1934	Colesberg (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1934	Billabalong, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1934	Hillmoor, ZA	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1934	Rosewood Walloon Rd, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	28 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1934. 1934 had 242 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 25	181
25 to 50	16
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1