Weather Records on 2 January 2019

481 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 2019. Highest significance: Redington, US.

Key Facts for 2 January 2019

On 2 January 2019, 481 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
187 were record highs and 183 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 466 daily.
Redington set a daily record precipitation of 40.9 mm (1.6 in) on 2 January 2019.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

481 stations

481 station records on 2 January 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Redington	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Douglas	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Los Alamos	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ephraim	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Bergstrom Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhorn	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dulan	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watson	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Schulenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Craig	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waco Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bahrain (Int. Airpo	Bahrain	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Redrock 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe Co Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Udu Point	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tumacacori Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cuthbert	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stillhouse Hollow Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Austin-Camp Mabry	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Niceville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Honolulu Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ouesso	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Organ Pipe Cactus Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tifton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sapelo Is	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Johnson City 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mineola	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chulitna Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sredhekolymsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nix Store 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Academy Aso	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chipley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarks Hill 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cali/Alfonso Bonill	Colombia	Record low minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Soria	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Safford Ag Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Show Low AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction 6ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

481 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 101, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 81, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 2 January 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	101
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	81
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 2 January 2019 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 466.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

380 broken records

Margins by which the 380 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 2019

Top 20 records on 2 January 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 2019	Redington, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2019	Douglas, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2019	Los Alamos, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	104 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2019	Ephraim, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2019	Austin Bergstrom Intl AP, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2019	Pagosa Springs 1SE, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	81 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2019	Buckhorn, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2019	Dulan, CN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2019	Montrose #2, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2019	Batesburg, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2019	Gatesville, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2019	Warren 3 S, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	121 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2019	Makaweli 965, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2019	Paradise, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	112 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2019	Montezuma 2 NW, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2019	Greenville, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	81 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2019	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2019	Watson, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2019	Eureka, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2019	Yemassee 1 N, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	81 years	38 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2019. 2019 had 481 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	366
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1