Weather Records on 2 January 1990

425 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1990. Highest significance: Palermo, IT.

Key Facts for 2 January 1990

On 2 January 1990, 425 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 403 daily.
Palermo set a daily record precipitation of 47.2 mm (1.9 in) on 2 January 1990.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

425 stations

425 station records on 2 January 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Apuka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Campinas-Ia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Exp Farm 434	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Poway Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mombasa	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aguai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Das Palmeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sitio Sao Geraldo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barao Geraldo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greybull	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amparo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Dos Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Calero Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Axe	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz Do Rio Pardo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mvenyane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Joanopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laranjal Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Balsa Do Cerro Azul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ceduna AMO	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	47.9 C (118.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jaguariuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guararema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Taio (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pirassununga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Monte Deste	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston 12 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ntywenka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Peach Springs	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ribeirao Corrente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mogi-Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lindoia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Itapira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bauru (Pdv)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Dourados (Cpfl) B4-003	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lagoa Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pinhalzinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Matias Romero (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vigas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quebradillas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grant Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Aero	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Taquarucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

425 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 2 January 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 2 January 1990 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 18, daily 403.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

345 broken records

Margins by which the 345 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1990

Top 20 records on 2 January 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1990	Palermo, IT	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	160 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1990	Apuka, RU	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1990	Campinas-Ia, BR	all-time rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1990	Haleakala Exp Farm 434, US	daily rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1990	Poway Valley, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	90 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1990	Williams, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1990	Morgan, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1990	Mombasa, KE	monthly rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1990	Beaver, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	59 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1990	Aguai, BR	daily rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1990	Williams, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1990	Fazenda Santa Cruz, BR	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1990	Ariri, BR	daily rain	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1990	Santa Cruz Das Palmeiras, BR	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1990	Sitio Sao Geraldo, BR	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1990	Barao Geraldo, BR	all-time rain	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1990	Greybull, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1990	Amparo, BR	all-time rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1990	Rio Dos Patos, BR	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1990	Casa Branca, BR	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1990. 1990 had 425 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	322
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1