Weather Records on 2 January 2024

635 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 2024. Highest significance: Canungra Finch Road, AU.

Key Facts for 2 January 2024

On 2 January 2024, 635 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
178 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 606 daily.
Canungra Finch Road set a daily record precipitation of 170.0 mm (6.7 in) on 2 January 2024.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

635 stations

635 station records on 2 January 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Shailer Park Oregon Drve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.4 mm (7.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Chillingham (Limpinwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Brays Creek (Misty Mountain)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.0 mm (7.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Caltex Refineries (Qld) Ltd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dunwich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.6 mm (7.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Stammbach-Querenbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tirschenreuth-Lodermuhl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Waltershausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Karragarra Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.4 mm (6.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Cotton West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kunghur (the Junction)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Erfde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Woolners Arm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser Island Eurong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	234.0 mm (9.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greenbank Thompson Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ormiston College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Konigsmoor	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
De Kooy	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wunburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Cuxhaven Steinau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blankenrath	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Keele	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah (Taleswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Emden-Wolthusen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hinze Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Helgoland	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Birx/Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saldenburg-Entschenreuth	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bonalbo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Bergzabern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pemfling-Pitzling	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toamasina	Madagascar	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Capalaba Water Treat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kronach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oberviechtach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gogerddan	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springbrook Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
M.O. Amini	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hoorn Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mundubbera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wingfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corbould Pk Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Neunkirchen-Wellesweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aldersbach-Kriestorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

635 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 332, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 2 January 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	332
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 2 January 2024 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 606.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

593 broken records

Margins by which the 593 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 2024

Top 20 records on 2 January 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 2024	Canungra Finch Road, AU	daily rain	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2024	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	daily rain	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	192.6 mm (7.6 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2024	Shailer Park Oregon Drve, AU	monthly rain	187.4 mm (7.4 in)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	41 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2024	Chillingham (Limpinwood), AU	daily rain	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	53 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2024	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	123 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2024	Wangerooge, DE	monthly rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	131 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2024	Brays Creek (Misty Mountain), AU	daily rain	182.0 mm (7.2 in)	138.8 mm (5.5 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2024	Caltex Refineries (Qld) Ltd, AU	daily rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	163.9 mm (6.5 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2024	Dunwich, AU	daily rain	184.6 mm (7.3 in)	174.4 mm (6.9 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2024	Stammbach-Querenbach, DE	monthly rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2024	Tirschenreuth-Lodermuhl, DE	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2024	Waltershausen, DE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2024	Karragarra Island, AU	daily rain	175.4 mm (6.9 in)	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2024	Mount Cotton West, AU	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2024	Kunghur (the Junction), AU	daily rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2024	Erfde, DE	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2024	Woolners Arm, AU	daily rain	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2024	Fraser Island Eurong, AU	daily rain	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2024	Numinbah, AU	daily rain	234.0 mm (9.2 in)	186.0 mm (7.3 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2024	Greenbank Thompson Road, AU	daily rain	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	52 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2024. 2024 had 635 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	565
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1