Weather Records on 2 January 1954

309 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1954. Highest significance: Torrens Creek Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 2 January 1954

On 2 January 1954, 309 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 301 daily.
Torrens Creek Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 108.5 mm (4.3 in) on 2 January 1954.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

309 stations

309 station records on 2 January 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bronkhorstspruit (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedacht Agric Office	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Enzelberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ruel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ruel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yalleroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Highlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kheri	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Slurry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dinokana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quipolly Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
North Yancho	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Angledool Telephone Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbertree 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lobatse	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chemainus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kipawa Laniel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
The Ginghet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lands End Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nevertire (Clyde St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Margaret's Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eerstegeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parksville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mont Laurier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaatdrift (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zamenkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zwartruggens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bindango	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mungallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

309 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 196, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 January 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 January 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 301.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

261 broken records

Margins by which the 261 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1954

Top 20 records on 2 January 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1954	Torrens Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1954	Bronkhorstspruit (Mun), ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1954	Welbedacht Agric Office, ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1954	Roberval Nord, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1954	Bonshaw (Campbell St), AU	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1954	Bunnan (Milhaven), AU	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1954	Enzelberg, ZA	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1954	Ruel, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1954	Ruel, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1954	Merriwa (Terragong), AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1954	Yalleroi, AU	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1954	Willow Tree (Highlands), AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1954	Kheri, IN	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1954	Winnibigoshish Dam, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1954	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1954	Saltspring Island, CA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1954	Slurry, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1954	Dinokana, ZA	daily rain	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1954	Quilcene 2 SW, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1954	Charleville Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	35 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1954. 1954 had 309 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 20	207
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1