Weather Records on 2 January 1949

338 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1949. Highest significance: Genoa, IT.

Key Facts for 2 January 1949

On 2 January 1949, 338 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 328 daily.
Genoa set a daily record precipitation of 110.6 mm (4.4 in) on 2 January 1949.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

338 stations

338 station records on 2 January 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbres	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beenak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fernbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lavras da Mangabeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Channel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wexford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amos	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trout Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berens River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ames	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sri Ranbirsingh	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

338 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 104, Heaviest daily snowfall 77, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 2 January 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	77
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 2 January 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 328.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

275 broken records

Margins by which the 275 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1949

Top 20 records on 2 January 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1949	Genoa, IT	daily rain	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	103 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1949	Montrose 1, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1949	Red Rvr, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1949	Geneve Observatoire, CH	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1949	Blackwarry, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1949	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1949	Red Rvr, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1949	Basel Binningen, CH	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1949	Wallace, US	monthly snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1949	Cumbres, US	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1949	Harrison, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1949	Beenak, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1949	Silverton, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1949	Fernbank, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1949	Hilo 86A, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1949	Lavras da Mangabeira (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1949	Lugano, CH	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1949	Channel, CA	monthly high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1949	Wexford, ZA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1949	Estes Park, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 years	34 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1949. 1949 had 338 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	233
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1