Weather Records on 2 January 1951

622 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1951. Highest significance: Lichtentanne, DE.

Key Facts for 2 January 1951

On 2 January 1951, 622 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 612 daily.
Lichtentanne set a daily record snow depth of 23.0 cm (9.1 in) on 2 January 1951.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

622 stations

622 station records on 2 January 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Three Hills	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Loerie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olds	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
East Lansing Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uitkyk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vauxhall	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lerida	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

622 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 389, Heaviest daily snowfall 123, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 2 January 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	389
Heaviest daily snowfall	123
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 2 January 1951 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 612.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

541 broken records

Margins by which the 541 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1951

Top 20 records on 2 January 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1951	Lichtentanne, DE	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	86 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1951	Three Hills, CA	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1951	Peppermint Grove, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1951	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1951	Bangalup, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1951	Charlotte, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1951	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1951	Richfield, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1951	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1951	Geneva, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1951	Healy, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1951	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1951	Blikana, ZA	all-time rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1951	Bruning, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1951	Red Cloud, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1951	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1951	Loerie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1951	Sfax El-Maou, TN	all-time low min	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1951	Smith Ctr, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1951	Guide Rock, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 years	39 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1951. 1951 had 622 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	488
50 to 100	41
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1