Weather Records on 2 January 2021

495 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 2021. Highest significance: Moultrie 2 ESE, US.

Key Facts for 2 January 2021

On 2 January 2021, 495 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
196 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 479 daily.
Moultrie 2 ESE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 178.8 mm (7.0 in) on 2 January 2021.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

495 stations

495 station records on 2 January 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cressy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hayman Island Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tapachula Chis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Petford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Drik Drik	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	215.0 mm (8.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Bolac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hoquiam Bowerman AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bagstowe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rossville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Valley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Long Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria AP (Port of)	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gove Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gatum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nemuro	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-33.7 C (-28.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quartz Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Naselle 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lecompton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laurinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mayport Pilot STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oktyabr Skoye	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-34.1 C (-29.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

495 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 2 January 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 2 January 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 479.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

416 broken records

Margins by which the 416 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 138.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 2021

Top 20 records on 2 January 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 2021	Moultrie 2 ESE, US	monthly rain	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	29 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2021	Cressy, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2021	Hayman Island Resort, AU	daily rain	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2021	Tapachula Chis, MX	monthly rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2021	Petford, AU	daily rain	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	87 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2021	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2021	Apalachicola AP, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2021	Wentworth (Woodlands), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2021	Drik Drik, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2021	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily rain	215.0 mm (8.5 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	104 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2021	Hiram, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2021	Kingfisher, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2021	Tallahassee, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2021	Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2021	Lake Bolac (Post Office), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2021	Walterboro 1 SW, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2021	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	114 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2021	Blaine, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	107 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2021	Cairo 1SW, US	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	77 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2021	Hoquiam Bowerman AP, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	42 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2021. 2021 had 495 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	371
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1