Weather Records on 2 January 1971

624 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1971. Highest significance: Thompson Welcome Ctr, US.

Key Facts for 2 January 1971

On 2 January 1971, 624 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
111 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 583 daily.
Thompson Welcome Ctr set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 2 January 1971.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

624 stations

624 station records on 2 January 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Thompson Welcome Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Balbrogie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Piraju (US.Cflsc) E6-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg-Entzheim	France	Record low minimum temperature	-23.2 C (-9.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hanksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record low maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kauffman 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Myton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jane Lew	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Garca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Piraju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Taio (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cabralia Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Archer	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
London Locks	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Wx	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nugent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Panguitch	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nova Bremen	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jaen (Instituto)	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lehman Caves Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Windermere (Acacia House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Itariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Derbent	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

624 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 201, Heaviest daily snowfall 94, Deepest snow cover 79.

Records on 2 January 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	94
Deepest snow cover	79

Records on 2 January 1971 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 38, daily 583.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

545 broken records

Margins by which the 545 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1971

Top 20 records on 2 January 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1971	Thompson Welcome Ctr, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1971	Staunton Wtp, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1971	Osijek, HR	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1971	Balbrogie, ZA	daily rain	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1971	Manila, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1971	Piraju (US.Cflsc) E6-001, BR	all-time rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1971	Strasbourg-Entzheim, FR	daily low min	-23.2 C (-9.8 F)	15.0 C (27.0 F)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1971	Longmont 2 ESE, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1971	Minocqua, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1971	Hanksville, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1971	Albacete Los Llanos, ES	daily low min	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1971	Lisboa Geofisica, PT	daily low max	4.2 C (39.6 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1971	Kauffman 4 SSE, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1971	Waterdale, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1971	Purcellville, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1971	Ekaterinburg, RU	monthly high max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	75 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1971	Rifle, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1971	Myton, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1971	Oak City, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1971	Jane Lew, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	40 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1971. 1971 had 624 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	469
50 to 100	43
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	4