Weather Records on 2 January 2023

1,497 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 2023. Highest significance: Ainsworth, US.

Key Facts for 2 January 2023

On 2 January 2023, 1,497 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,040 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 82 monthly and 1,413 daily.
Ainsworth set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 2 January 2023.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

1,497 stations

1,497 station records on 2 January 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Beverley Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Zion Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Gibb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Jeffrey City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Arivaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mount Hart Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.0 mm (7.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jensen	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dillinger	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.0 mm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barnett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.2 mm (6.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jeffrey City	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Redbird	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Udialla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yulmbu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.8 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iffley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fontenelle Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,497 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 538, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 502, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 303, Heaviest daily snowfall 73, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 2 January 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	538
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	502
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	303
Heaviest daily snowfall	73
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 2 January 2023 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 82, daily 1,413.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,277 broken records

Margins by which the 1,277 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 266.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 2023

Top 20 records on 2 January 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 2023	Ainsworth, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	116 years	79 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2023	Beverley Springs, AU	all-time rain	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	36 years	76 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2023	Zion Np, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	100 years	75 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2023	Hermit 8 SE, US	daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	100 years	74 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2023	Gibb River, AU	daily rain	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	81 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2023	Jeffrey City, US	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2023	Arivaca, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2023	Mount Hart Station, AU	daily rain	194.0 mm (7.6 in)	143.7 mm (5.7 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2023	Kansas City Dwtn AP, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2023	Jensen, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2023	Dillinger, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2023	Coloso, PR	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	105 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2023	Bagdad, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2023	Gordon 6N, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	85 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2023	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	116 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2023	Napier Downs, AU	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	17 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2023	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	179.0 mm (7.0 in)	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	17 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2023	Mount Barnett, AU	daily rain	176.2 mm (6.9 in)	119.8 mm (4.7 in)	17 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2023	Wamsutter, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2023	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	53 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2023. 2023 had 1,497 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	1,214
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	23
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	3