Weather Records on 2 January 2014

684 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 2014. Highest significance: Sarpsborg, NO.

Key Facts for 2 January 2014

On 2 January 2014, 684 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
221 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 675 daily.
Sarpsborg set a daily record precipitation of 40.0 mm (1.6 in) on 2 January 2014.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

684 stations

684 station records on 2 January 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Muncie	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eucla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tepic (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Flinders Chase (Rocky River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parndana (Turkey Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parndana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore-Washington Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte (Bettws-Y-Coed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McHenry Stratton Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
American River (Redbanks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sarapul	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Apsley (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Raoul Isl/Kermadec	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barvesk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grosse Pointe Farms	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

684 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 171, Heaviest daily snowfall 128, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 2 January 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	128
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 2 January 2014 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 675.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

571 broken records

Margins by which the 571 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 155.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 2014

Top 20 records on 2 January 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 2014	Sarpsborg, NO	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2014	Muncie, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2014	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	118 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2014	Paw Paw 2S, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2014	Eucla, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2014	Ft Grant, US	monthly high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	112 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2014	Defiance, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2014	Tepic (Obs), MX	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2014	Wauseon Wtp, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	4.5 cm (1.8 in)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2014	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2014	Flinders Chase (Rocky River), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2014	Angola, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	108 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2014	Parndana (Turkey Lane), AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2014	Rantoul, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	110 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2014	Pana, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	110 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2014	Winamac 2SSE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	110 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2014	Parndana, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2014	Harrow (Post Office), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2014	Baltimore-Washington Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2014	Nevertire, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	44 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 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2014. 2014 had 684 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 20	469
20 to 40	56
40 to 60	21
60 to 80	12
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	4
140 to 160	1