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Weather Records on 2 January 1876

4 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1876. Highest significance: Oxford, GB.

Key Facts for 2 January 1876

  • On 2 January 1876, 4 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 2 daily.
  • Oxford set a daily record high maximum temperature of 11.8 C (53.2 F) on 2 January 1876.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

4 stations
Weather records on 2 January 1876 4 station records on 2 January 1876 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
4 station records on 2 January 1876 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 January 1876: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature11.8 C (53.2 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

4 records
Records on 2 January 1876 by type Records set or tied on 2 January 1876 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2. 01122Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 0Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 January 1876 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2.
Records on 2 January 1876 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall0
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 January 1876 by timescale Records on 2 January 1876 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 2. 01122all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 2all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 January 1876 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 2.
Records on 2 January 1876 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily2

How Much Records Were Beaten By

4 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 January 1876 Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1.1. Ties are not counted. 011220.0 to 0.2: 10.2 to 0.4: 00.4 to 0.6: 20.6 to 0.8: 00.8 to 1.0: 01.0 to 1.2: 10.0 to 0.20.2 to 0.40.4 to 0.60.6 to 0.80.8 to 1.01.0 to 1.2
Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 January 1876
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.21
0.2 to 0.40
0.4 to 0.62
0.6 to 0.80
0.8 to 1.00
1.0 to 1.21

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1876
Top 4 records on 2 January 1876 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 January 1876Oxford, GBdaily high max11.8 C (53.2 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)50 years21 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1876Newark Liberty Intl AP, USmonthly high max18.3 C (64.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)29 years21 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1876Newark Liberty Intl AP, USmonthly high min7.8 C (46.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)1 year14 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1876Toronto, CAdaily high min2.2 C (36.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)1 year4 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 1876
Records on 01-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1876. 1876 had 4 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001794: 21797: 11800: 11810: 11823: 11825: 21830: 21834: 11840: 11854: 11855: 11860: 41861: 41868: 11869: 11870: 11871: 41873: 31874: 11875: 31876: 41877: 11879: 31880: 11882: 11883: 41886: 11887: 21888: 11889: 41890: 21891: 21892: 11893: 31894: 21895: 11896: 71897: 11898: 21899: 81900: 71901: 91902: 51903: 61904: 221905: 141906: 81907: 181908: 61909: 261910: 171911: 221912: 531913: 191914: 271915: 221916: 431917: 861918: 1141919: 491920: 481921: 2651922: 771923: 461924: 1651925: 1461926: 1901927: 2411928: 7441929: 421930: 2641931: 2961932: 1481933: 1071934: 2421935: 2831936: 4601937: 6341938: 1111939: 6331940: 4031941: 5181942: 6191943: 4401944: 3551945: 3271946: 1571947: 7761948: 9671949: 3381950: 1,2531951: 6221952: 8231953: 2811954: 3091955: 4071956: 1791957: 1991958: 2401959: 3911960: 6301961: 6381962: 5821963: 5081964: 9551965: 6381966: 9641967: 2651968: 8071969: 6231970: 9471971: 6241972: 4071973: 5241974: 1,4951975: 6221976: 6531977: 6641978: 6891979: 3,3911980: 3601981: 9891982: 1,1021983: 6901984: 1,2211985: 8601986: 6411987: 1,0831988: 1,2791989: 5841990: 4251991: 6891992: 9471993: 8931994: 5761995: 5701996: 1,4251997: 3,3701998: 1,1081999: 1,6072000: 1,3402001: 1,4102002: 1,0212003: 1,3632004: 1,2122005: 1,2052006: 1,6582007: 9412008: 8432009: 8262010: 1,3042011: 8662012: 8052013: 5482014: 6842015: 7782016: 6032017: 7712018: 2,1582019: 4772020: 6442021: 4912022: 1,8982023: 1,4922024: 6352025: 5661794187318941911192819451962197919962013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1876. 1876 had 4 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-02 in each year
YearRecords
17942
17971
18001
18101
18231
18252
18302
18341
18401
18541
18551
18604
18614
18681
18691
18701
18714
18733
18741
18753
18764
18771
18793
18801
18821
18834
18861
18872
18881
18894
18902
18912
18921
18933
18942
18951
18967
18971
18982
18998
19007
19019
19025
19036
190422
190514
19068
190718
19086
190926
191017
191122
191253
191319
191427
191522
191643
191786
1918114
191949
192048
1921265
192277
192346
1924165
1925146
1926190
1927241
1928744
192942
1930264
1931296
1932148
1933107
1934242
1935283
1936460
1937634
1938111
1939633
1940403
1941518
1942619
1943440
1944355
1945327
1946157
1947776
1948967
1949338
19501,253
1951622
1952823
1953281
1954309
1955407
1956179
1957199
1958240
1959391
1960630
1961638
1962582
1963508
1964955
1965638
1966964
1967265
1968807
1969623
1970947
1971624
1972407
1973524
19741,495
1975622
1976653
1977664
1978689
19793,391
1980360
1981989
19821,102
1983690
19841,221
1985860
1986641
19871,083
19881,279
1989584
1990425
1991689
1992947
1993893
1994576
1995570
19961,425
19973,370
19981,108
19991,607
20001,340
20011,410
20021,021
20031,363
20041,212
20051,205
20061,658
2007941
2008843
2009826
20101,304
2011866
2012805
2013548
2014684
2015778
2016603
2017771
20182,158
2019477
2020644
2021491
20221,898
20231,492
2024635
2025566

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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 2026-10-18 (18 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).