Weather Records on 2 January 1939

633 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1939. Highest significance: Berlin (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 2 January 1939

On 2 January 1939, 633 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
576 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 577 daily.
Berlin (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 2 January 1939.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

633 stations

633 station records on 2 January 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tonteldoos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orman Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ainsworth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chapman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nebraska City 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palmaryville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Smith	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

633 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 333, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 243, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 37, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 2 January 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	333
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	243
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	37
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 2 January 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 56, daily 577.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

494 broken records

Margins by which the 494 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1939

Top 20 records on 2 January 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1939	Berlin (Sar), ZA	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1939	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1939	Tonteldoos, ZA	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1939	Soltau, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	46 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1939	Atchison, US	monthly high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1939	Horton, US	monthly high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1939	Oregon, US	monthly high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1939	Hebron, US	monthly high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1939	Tecumseh 1S, US	monthly high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1939	Lusk 2 SW, US	monthly high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	45 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1939	Clarinda, US	monthly high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1939	Conception, US	monthly high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1939	Ovando, US	monthly high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	21 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1939	Fairmont, US	monthly high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1939	Halsey 2 W, US	monthly high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1939	Doberlug-Kirchhain, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	9 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1939	Karlstad, SE	monthly snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	23 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1939	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1939	Minot Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1939	Greifswald, DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	29 years	24 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1939. 1939 had 633 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	481
25 to 50	2
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2