Weather Records on 2 January 1973

524 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1973. Highest significance: Hatch, US.

Key Facts for 2 January 1973

On 2 January 1973, 524 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
145 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 509 daily.
Hatch set a daily record precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 2 January 1973.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

524 stations

524 station records on 2 January 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hatch	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Deming	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao Dos Ouros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
The Pas A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vryheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine 10 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Friona	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ruidoso	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Redrock 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ragland 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Piracaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Millmerran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pontal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hope	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Ahumada	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Animas 3ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Intosh 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ceduna AMO	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ceduna AMO	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ajojucar	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zilverhout	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pindamonhangaba (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Semans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

524 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 199, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 2 January 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 2 January 1973 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 10, daily 509.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

438 broken records

Margins by which the 438 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 1973

Top 20 records on 2 January 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1973	Hatch, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1973	Hatch, US	all-time snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1973	Deming, US	all-time snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1973	Bologna, IT	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1973	Conceicao Dos Ouros, BR	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1973	Avalon Pleasure Pier, US	all-time low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1973	The Pas A, CA	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1973	Vryheid, ZA	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1973	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1973	Valentine 10 WSW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1973	Elk, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1973	Friona, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1973	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high max	35.7 C (96.3 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	82 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1973	Weslaco, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1973	Ruidoso, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1973	Jornada Exp Range, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1973	McAllen, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1973	Mission 4 W, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1973	Port Lincoln, AU	daily high min	21.4 C (70.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	77 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1973	Sonora, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	70 years	37 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1973. 1973 had 524 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	402
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1