Weather Records on 2 January 1989

584 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1989. Highest significance: Katoomba (Murri St), AU.

Key Facts for 2 January 1989

On 2 January 1989, 584 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
271 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 564 daily.
Katoomba (Murri St) set a daily record precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 2 January 1989.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

584 stations

584 station records on 2 January 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Ipero	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Koumac (Nlle-Caledo	New Caledonia [France]	Record daily precipitation	1,065.0 mm (41.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cengcane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belowra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kioloa Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Todos Santos (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Camp	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nowra Ran Air Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Loreto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Loreto (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guachochi (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Downieville	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex Inlet Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madera	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gannakraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Adolfo Ruiz Cortinez (C	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vogelstruiskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Estevao Pinto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grootdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie Research Station AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Navojoa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Angelo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wisemans Ferry (Old Po)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berowra (Goodwyn Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maun	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Patrocinio Do Muriae	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Junta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dapto Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong (Kia Ora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bulwer (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

584 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 126, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 2 January 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	126
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 2 January 1989 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 564.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

459 broken records

Margins by which the 459 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 818.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1989

Top 20 records on 2 January 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1989	Katoomba (Murri St), AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	93 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1989	Mersa Matruh, EG	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1989	Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1989	Spring Creek Station, AU	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1989	Lithgow (Birdwood St), AU	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1989	Bairro Ipero, BR	daily rain	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1989	Koumac (Nlle-Caledo, NC	daily rain	1,065.0 mm (41.9 in)	818.0 mm (32.2 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1989	Cengcane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1989	Belowra Station, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1989	Kioloa Old Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1989	Bilpin (Fern Grove), AU	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1989	Belah Park, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1989	Seal Rocks Camping Reserve, AU	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1989	Todos Santos (Smn), MX	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1989	Sugar Camp, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1989	Oberon (Jenolan Caves), AU	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1989	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	93 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1989	Robertson (Caalong Street), AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1989	Nowra Ran Air Station, AU	monthly rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1989	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily high max	8.6 C (47.5 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	84 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1989. 1989 had 584 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 200	458
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1