Weather Records on 2 January 1932

148 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1932. Highest significance: David City 4E, US.

Key Facts for 2 January 1932

On 2 January 1932, 148 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 141 daily.
David City 4E set a monthly record daily precipitation of 51.3 mm (2.0 in) on 2 January 1932.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

148 stations

148 station records on 2 January 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Deer Park	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
West Berne	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg River Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boston City WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

148 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 81, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 2 January 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	81
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 2 January 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 141.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

124 broken records

Margins by which the 124 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1932

Top 20 records on 2 January 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1932	David City 4E, US	monthly rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1932	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1932	Brookville, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1932	Battleford, CA	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1932	Wappingers Falls, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1932	Fort National, DZ	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1932	Portland, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1932	Haverhill, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1932	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1932	Oxford, GB	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	55 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1932	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily rain	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1932	Toronto Deer Park, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1932	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1932	West Berne, US	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	8 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1932	Peterborough, CA	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	61 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1932	Portland, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	47 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1932	Mohonk Lake, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1932	Harrisburg River Gage, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1932	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	1.0 C (33.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1932	Boston City WSO, US	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	31 years	24 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1932. 1932 had 148 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 100	119
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1