Weather Records on 2 January 1937

634 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1937. Highest significance: Cumberland Station, AU.

Key Facts for 2 January 1937

On 2 January 1937, 634 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 610 daily.
Cumberland Station set a daily record precipitation of 147.3 mm (5.8 in) on 2 January 1937.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

634 stations

634 station records on 2 January 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gillsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ilford (Warrangunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Traralgon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Triabunna (3 Boyle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alberton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lochinvar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscumbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caveside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

634 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 420, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 2 January 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	420
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 2 January 1937 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 610.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

560 broken records

Margins by which the 560 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1937

Top 20 records on 2 January 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1937	Cumberland Station, AU	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1937	St Helens Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1937	Bird Island, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1937	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1937	St Marys (Clive Street), AU	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1937	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1937	Gillsville, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1937	Carthage, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1937	Greenville, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1937	St Marys (Cullenswood), AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1937	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1937	Liberty, US	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1937	Ilford (Warrangunyah), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1937	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1937	Tullahoma, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1937	Stamford Station, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1937	Donors Hill Station, AU	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1937	Yazoo City, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1937	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1937	West Bend, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)

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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1937. 1937 had 634 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 50	517
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1