Weather Records on 2 January 2004

1,212 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 2004. Highest significance: Virginia City, US.

Key Facts for 2 January 2004

On 2 January 2004, 1,212 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
765 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,171 daily.
Virginia City set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 2 January 2004.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

1,212 stations

1,212 station records on 2 January 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beretania Pump STN 705	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 4 783	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cochetopa Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mauna Loa 511	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Unity	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Honolulu Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kalihi Rsch Site 777	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wilhelmina Rise 721	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hodgenville Lincoln P	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek Dam	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palolo Vly 718	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pauoa Flats 784	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Argyle Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cygnet Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,212 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 309, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 456, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 206, Heaviest daily snowfall 113, Deepest snow cover 64.

Records on 2 January 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	309
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	456
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	113
Deepest snow cover	64

Records on 2 January 2004 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 38, daily 1,171.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

916 broken records

Margins by which the 916 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 2004

Top 20 records on 2 January 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 2004	Virginia City, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	113 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2004	Ritzville 1 SSE, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	86 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2004	Tezpur, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	82 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2004	McGill, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	81 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2004	Augusta, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2004	Manchester 4 W, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2004	Devils Lake Kdlr, US	monthly snowfall	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	4 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2004	Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP, US	monthly rain	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2004	Nuuanu Rsch 5 775, US	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	13 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2004	Beretania Pump STN 705, US	daily rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2004	Nuuanu Rsch 4 783, US	daily rain	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2004	Kimberley, ZA	all-time rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2004	Kent, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2004	Jackson, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2004	Healdton 3 E, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2004	Rison, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2004	Cochetopa Creek, US	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2004	Ft Hall 1 NNE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	81 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2004	Mauna Loa 511, US	all-time rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2004	Grass Range, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	61 years	46 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2004. 2004 had 1,212 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	831
50 to 100	41
100 to 150	26
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	8