Weather Records on 2 January 1993

893 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1993. Highest significance: Riggins, US.

Key Facts for 2 January 1993

On 2 January 1993, 893 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
360 were record highs and 176 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 868 daily.
Riggins set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 2 January 1993.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

893 stations

893 station records on 2 January 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Riggins	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sao Lourenco Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sisters	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flaming Gorge	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jimenez (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cangucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salt Lake City Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rapids Dam	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown Donalds Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Keno	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record snow depth	198.1 cm (78.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Shasta	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Acambaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McCloud	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coalville	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Windhoek	Namibia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bomnak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wenatchee	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Partoun	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Church Buttes Gas Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wombeyan Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Mountain 4SE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wenatchee Pangborn Mem AP	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zadar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boca	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

893 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 107, Highest daily minimum 241, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 107.

Records on 2 January 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	107
Highest daily minimum	241
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	107

Records on 2 January 1993 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 868.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

727 broken records

Margins by which the 727 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1993

Top 20 records on 2 January 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1993	Riggins, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	92 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1993	Sao Lourenco Do Sul, BR	daily rain	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1993	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1993	Riggins, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1993	Sisters, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1993	Flaming Gorge, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1993	Tooele, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1993	Jimenez (Smn), MX	monthly high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1993	Cangucu, BR	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1993	Wallowa, US	monthly snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1993	Salt Lake City Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1993	Glenbrook, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1993	Bend, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1993	Medina, US	all-time snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1993	Priest Rapids Dam, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1993	Hollis 5E, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1993	Clifton, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	83 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1993	Chester, US	daily snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1993	Deseret, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1993	Chatsbury (Maryland), AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	52 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1993. 1993 had 893 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 100	681
100 to 200	25
200 to 300	11
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	6
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	1