Weather Records on 2 January 1991

689 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1991. Highest significance: The Valley, AU.

Key Facts for 2 January 1991

On 2 January 1991, 689 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
233 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 671 daily.
The Valley set a daily record precipitation of 389.0 mm (15.3 in) on 2 January 1991.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

689 stations

689 station records on 2 January 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	389.0 mm (15.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Jukes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eungella National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	253.0 mm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Giddings 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sealy	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weiskirchen/Saar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richards	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon UNIV Mo - SW Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bhubaneswar	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Broadmeadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Presa San Ildefonso	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Totatiche	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valentine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zeona 10 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Steeunmekaar (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goshen Springs 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Austin-Camp Mabry	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eton State Water Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zadar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dime Box	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cuernavaca (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Klipdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eielson Fld	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Borculo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis San Pedro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bruneau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tenango	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Enschede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jalostotitlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

689 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 311, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 2 January 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	311
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 2 January 1991 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 671.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

554 broken records

Margins by which the 554 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 344.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1991

Top 20 records on 2 January 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1991	The Valley, AU	daily rain	389.0 mm (15.3 in)	344.3 mm (13.6 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1991	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	84 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1991	Sandheads, IN	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1991	Mount Jukes, AU	daily rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1991	Eungella National Park, AU	daily rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1991	Plane Creek Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	253.0 mm (10.0 in)	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1991	Oberlin Fire Twr, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1991	Giddings 5E, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1991	Robe Comparison, AU	daily high max	38.8 C (101.8 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1991	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	all-time snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1991	Sealy, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1991	Weiskirchen/Saar, DE	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1991	Fajardo, PR	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1991	Richards, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1991	Mt Vernon UNIV Mo - SW Ctr, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1991	Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1991	Mount Charlton, AU	daily rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1991	Bhubaneswar, IN	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	69 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1991	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1991	Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	38 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1991. 1991 had 689 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	531
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1