Weather Records on 2 January 1984

1,221 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1984. Highest significance: Tambo Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 2 January 1984

On 2 January 1984, 1,221 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
245 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,178 daily.
Tambo Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 82.0 mm (3.2 in) on 2 January 1984.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

1,221 stations

1,221 station records on 2 January 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Old Junee (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Las Enramadas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gudgenby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tewkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kamilaroi Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frogmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Liawenee Hec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Firth	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jormlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Salto (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby (Carovale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Castra Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cythera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Takone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Running Stream (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cradle Valley (Waldheim)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fladungen-Heufurt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atotonilco El Alto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wyangala Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yeoval Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Borenore Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Horeb (Marathorn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cerralvo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,221 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 579, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 244.

Records on 2 January 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	579
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	244

Records on 2 January 1984 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 40, daily 1,178.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,015 broken records

Margins by which the 1,015 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1984

Top 20 records on 2 January 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1984	Tambo Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1984	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1984	Tumut (Wattle Cres), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1984	Marrar (Centenary Drive), AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1984	Academy 2NE, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	80 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1984	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	80 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1984	Old Junee (Millbank), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1984	Las Enramadas, MX	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1984	Mundarlo (Yabtree), AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1984	Tallangatta (Bullioh), AU	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1984	West Wyalong (Tallimbalong), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1984	Wyalong Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1984	Bayrick, AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	9 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1984	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	95 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1984	San Bernardino F S 226, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	90 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1984	Laguna, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1984	Gudgenby, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1984	Tewkesbury, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1984	Kamilaroi Station, AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1984	Frogmore, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	48 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1984. 1984 had 1,221 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	894
50 to 100	53
100 to 150	31
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	13
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	3
350 to 400	4