Weather Records on 2 January 1994

576 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1994. Highest significance: Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov, RU.

Key Facts for 2 January 1994

On 2 January 1994, 576 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
329 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 551 daily.
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov set a daily record precipitation of 26.6 mm (1.0 in) on 2 January 1994.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

576 stations

576 station records on 2 January 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Seeley Lake Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Syr-Darja	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watauga S Dak 8 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tsolo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Etwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	111.1 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guadalupe Y Calvo (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-51.3 C (-60.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sanford	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.3 C (108.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-49.2 C (-56.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Venice	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dillenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carrera Larga	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tutonchany	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-57.0 C (-70.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Silverstreams	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Callao	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Teocaltiche (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tazovskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-44.0 C (-47.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Verhneimbatsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-51.0 C (-59.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mayo	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Macomb	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Redstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Verona	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

576 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 174, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 155, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 51.

Records on 2 January 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	174
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	155
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	51

Records on 2 January 1994 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 21, daily 551.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

406 broken records

Margins by which the 406 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1994

Top 20 records on 2 January 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1994	Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov, RU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1994	Pettibone, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1994	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	monthly rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1994	Seeley Lake Rs, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1994	Syr-Darja, UZ	all-time rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1994	Ft Pierce, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1994	Mc Leod 3 E, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1994	Watauga S Dak 8 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1994	Hambantota, LK	daily high min	24.8 C (76.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	115 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1994	Jamestown Muni AP, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1994	Wilton, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1994	Lake City, US	daily high min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1994	Glen St Mary 1 W, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1994	Hardwick, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1994	Fergus Falls, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1994	Wessington 2SE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1994	Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1994	Tsolo, ZA	monthly rain	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1994	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1994	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84 years	35 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1994. 1994 had 576 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	369
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1