Weather Records on 2 January 2013

548 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 2013. Highest significance: Lead, US.

Key Facts for 2 January 2013

On 2 January 2013, 548 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 164 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 531 daily.
Lead set a daily record snowfall of 37.8 cm (14.9 in) on 2 January 2013.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

548 stations

548 station records on 2 January 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.8 cm (14.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Corrigin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Zamora	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jerecuaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Enders Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Station Nord	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barnard	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watersmeet	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtlan del Rio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus Teran Intl	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Webster Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Xai Xai	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Covert	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parker Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hackberry 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rancho Viejo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huajicori	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rye Patch Dam	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mahinahina 466	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Tizate	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Reboly	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record low maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amatlan de Caas (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nephi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cordoba Aero	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McCammon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ongerup	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pabellon Campo Experimental	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lovewell Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jimba Jimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Noumea Nf	New Caledonia [France]	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart 9 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oral	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
John Glenn Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Junin	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
McDermitt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mouyondzi	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Surat Thani	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rome 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

548 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 88.

Records on 2 January 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	88

Records on 2 January 2013 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 14, daily 531.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

414 broken records

Margins by which the 414 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 2013

Top 20 records on 2 January 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 2013	Lead, US	daily snowfall	37.8 cm (14.9 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	98 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2013	Corrigin, AU	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	98 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2013	Zamora, MX	all-time rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2013	Jerecuaro, MX	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	85 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2013	Enders Lake, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2013	Station Nord, GL	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2013	Quincy 3 SSW, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2013	Barnard, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2013	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2013	Monroe City, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	109 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2013	Clinton 5 SE, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2013	Watersmeet, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	2.1 cm (0.8 in)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2013	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2013	Ixtlan del Rio, MX	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2013	Everett, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	113 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2013	Meadville, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2013	Jesus Teran Intl, MX	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2013	Elwood, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2013	Webster Dam, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2013	Xai Xai, MZ	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	62 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2013. 2013 had 548 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 25	342
25 to 50	31
50 to 75	19
75 to 100	10
100 to 125	7
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	2