Weather Records on 2 January 1938

111 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1938. Highest significance: Pointe Au Pere, CA.

Key Facts for 2 January 1938

On 2 January 1938, 111 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 109 daily.
Pointe Au Pere set a daily record snowfall of 24.4 cm (9.6 in) on 2 January 1938.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

111 stations

111 station records on 2 January 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dehra Gopipur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marree (Farina)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dug (Dag)	India	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spalding (Bundaleer Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Terowie (Curtforth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Una	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond City Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mulgundawa Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wynyard State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kondoolka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Arno Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lock (Terre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Templeton (Glenalbyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Baghpat Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Point Lowly Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nurpur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Boylston	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gangapur Sahara	India	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Springville Tule Hd	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

111 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 65, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 2 January 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	65
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 2 January 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 109.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

97 broken records

Margins by which the 97 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1938

Top 20 records on 2 January 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1938	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1938	Bad Blankenburg, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1938	Burrundie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1938	Whitehead, CA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1938	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	46 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1938	Dehra Gopipur, IN	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1938	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1938	St Augustine, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1938	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1938	Marree (Farina), AU	monthly low max	20.1 C (68.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1938	Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO	daily low min	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1938	Laghouat, DZ	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1938	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1938	Stanley Post Office, AU	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1938	Fernandina Beach, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1938	Sedan (Sandleton), AU	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1938	Dug (Dag), IN	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1938	Mutooroo, AU	daily rain	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1938	Spalding (Bundaleer Reservoir), AU	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1938	Terowie (Curtforth), AU	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	38 years	19 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1938. 1938 had 111 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	94
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1