Weather Records on 2 January 1926

190 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1926. Highest significance: Wanaaring Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 2 January 1926

On 2 January 1926, 190 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 187 daily.
Wanaaring Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 52.6 mm (2.1 in) on 2 January 1926.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

190 stations

190 station records on 2 January 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guy Fawkes 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nelyambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mulculca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Summervale (Gundaur)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton (Mundi Mundi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Talyealye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quabathoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mena Murtee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Kars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bunghill Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Muckerawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

190 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 103, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 2 January 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 2 January 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 187.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

177 broken records

Margins by which the 177 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1926

Top 20 records on 2 January 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1926	Wanaaring Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1926	Potsdam, DE	monthly rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1926	Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE	monthly rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1926	Robeline, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1926	Merrywinbone (Oreel), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1926	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1926	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	51 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1926	Mungindi (Cambo Cambo), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1926	Dumble, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1926	Guy Fawkes 2, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1926	Bollon Mary St, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1926	Miles Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1926	Halden, NO	daily snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	19 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1926	Qu'appelle, CA	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1926	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily high min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1926	Muncheberg, DE	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1926	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1926	Clare (Hill River), AU	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1926	Den Helder-1, NL	daily rain	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1926	Nelyambo, AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	20 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1926. 1926 had 190 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	160
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1