Weather Records on 2 January 1992

947 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1992. Highest significance: Lysebotn, NO.

Key Facts for 2 January 1992

On 2 January 1992, 947 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
605 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 909 daily.
Lysebotn set a daily record precipitation of 131.0 mm (5.2 in) on 2 January 1992.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

947 stations

947 station records on 2 January 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kaliningrad	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bermagui South (Young Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sauda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caramut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fedafjorden II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ovstedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Whitemark Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flekkefjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maudal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eikemo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jerusalem Central	Israel	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ida Grove 5NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gullbra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kinlochewe	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baudette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond-Natal (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hinckley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bet Dagan	Israel	Record low maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Agedabia	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bridport Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beer Sheva	Israel	Record low maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

947 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 208, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 397, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 2 January 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	208
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	397
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 2 January 1992 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 34, daily 909.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

771 broken records

Margins by which the 771 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1992

Top 20 records on 2 January 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1992	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1992	Maristova, NO	all-time rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1992	Idalia, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1992	Dalton Post Office, AU	monthly rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	82 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1992	Kaliningrad, RU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1992	Bermagui South (Young Street), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1992	Sauda, NO	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1992	Caramut, AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1992	Wuzhou, CN	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1992	Fedafjorden II, NO	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1992	Ovstedal, NO	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1992	Malin Head, IE	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1992	Kakinada, IN	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1992	Haigler, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	85 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1992	Ovre Sirdal, NO	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1992	Whitemark Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1992	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1992	Flekkefjord, NO	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1992	Maudal, NO	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1992	Burlington, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	81 years	39 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 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1992. 1992 had 947 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	755
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1