Weather Records on 2 January 1948

967 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1948. Highest significance: Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU.

Key Facts for 2 January 1948

On 2 January 1948, 967 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 933 daily.
Moruya Heads Pilot Station set a daily record precipitation of 74.7 mm (2.9 in) on 2 January 1948.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

967 stations

967 station records on 2 January 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kotputli	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chirawa	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Anupshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jatusana	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rewari	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sirsa	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kishangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Budhlada	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alwar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Perola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sanganer	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jhajjar	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Khol	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Penryn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Muktesar	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Neemkathana	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Combogolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shahpur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sausar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasantville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ballabgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Churu	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

967 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 747, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 2 January 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	747
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 2 January 1948 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 33, daily 933.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

881 broken records

Margins by which the 881 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 700.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1948

Top 20 records on 2 January 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1948	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1948	Kotputli, IN	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1948	Milton Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1948	Chirawa, IN	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1948	Anupshahr, IN	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1948	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1948	Jatusana, IN	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1948	Rewari, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1948	Sirsa, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1948	Kishangarh, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1948	Tenterden, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1948	Budhlada, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1948	Alwar, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1948	Philippi, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1948	Jodhpur, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1948	Perola Park, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1948	Sanganer, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1948	Hissar, IN	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1948	Arrowrock Dam, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1948	Jhajjar, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	48 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1948. 1948 had 967 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 100	859
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1