Weather Records on 2 January 2001

1,410 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 2001. Highest significance: Tribes Hill, US.

Key Facts for 2 January 2001

On 2 January 2001, 1,410 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
272 were record highs and 570 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 1,381 daily.
Tribes Hill set a daily record snowfall of 40.6 cm (16.0 in) on 2 January 2001.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

1,410 stations

1,410 station records on 2 January 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Snowshoe Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pontiac	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Charlotte	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chicontepec de Tejeda (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cotton Valley 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wertsville 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Payerne	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guttenberg L&D 10	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sebewaing	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pampa #2	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stoughton Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amarillo	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Panhandle	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Two Rivers	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flint Fcwos	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Park Forest Water	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ralston	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chenoa	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,410 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 149, Lowest daily maximum 276, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 294, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 390.

Records on 2 January 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	149
Lowest daily maximum	276
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	294
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	390

Records on 2 January 2001 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 18, daily 1,381.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,089 broken records

Margins by which the 1,089 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 2001

Top 20 records on 2 January 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 2001	Tribes Hill, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	96 years	74 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2001	Snowshoe Lake, US	all-time snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	26.6 cm (10.5 in)	1 year	63 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2001	Pontiac, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	91 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2001	Charlotte, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2001	Marion 2 N, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	83 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2001	Eaton Rapids, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2001	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2001	Miami, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	95 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2001	Chicontepec de Tejeda (Smn), MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2001	Hope 3 NE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	94 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2001	Oswego 1 N, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2001	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2001	Canton, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2001	Wapello, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	2 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2001	Gatlinburg 2 SW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2001	Mt Pleasant, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2001	Pogranichnoe, RU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2001	Princeville, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2001	Cotton Valley 5 NNW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2001	Wertsville 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 years	48 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2001. 2001 had 1,410 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	979
100 to 200	80
200 to 300	21
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	1