Weather Records on 2 January 1953

281 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1953. Highest significance: Joshimath, IN.

Key Facts for 2 January 1953

On 2 January 1953, 281 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 276 daily.
Joshimath set a monthly record daily precipitation of 167.6 mm (6.6 in) on 2 January 1953.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

281 stations

281 station records on 2 January 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Joshimath	India	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Balumath	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	123.9 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Angicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	214.0 cm (84.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Christmas Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Taringo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mannersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nurpur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-23.2 C (-9.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
The Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Princesa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leveque	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bundabaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Voewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Armstrong	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sultanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Big Eddy	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

281 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 2 January 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 2 January 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 276.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

248 broken records

Margins by which the 248 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 890.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1953

Top 20 records on 2 January 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1953	Joshimath, IN	monthly rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	10 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1953	Balumath, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1953	Iguape, BR	daily rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1953	Waterville, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1953	River Jordan, CA	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1953	Stave Falls, CA	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1953	Cananeia G4-001, BR	daily rain	123.9 mm (4.9 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1953	Angicos, BR	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1953	Brocken, DE	daily snow depth	214.0 cm (84.3 in)	89.0 cm (35.0 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1953	Minonk, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1953	Christmas Creek, AU	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1953	Maceio (Aeroporto), BR	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1953	New Westminster, CA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1953	Nikolaev, UA	monthly high min	7.4 C (45.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1953	Kabra Railway STN, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1953	Cobar (Taringo Downs), AU	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1953	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily low min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1953	Ismailia, EG	daily high max	26.0 C (78.8 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	59 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1953	Booby Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1953	Mannersley, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	29 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1953. 1953 had 281 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 200	247
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1