Weather Records on 2 January 1942

619 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1942. Highest significance: Ft Bayard 4W, US.

Key Facts for 2 January 1942

On 2 January 1942, 619 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 226 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 595 daily.
Ft Bayard 4W set a daily record snowfall of 16.5 cm (6.5 in) on 2 January 1942.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

619 stations

619 station records on 2 January 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Silver City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Intake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Klintonel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Krugersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colby	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rumford	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saraipali	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	406.4 cm (160.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Industria	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record snow depth	378.5 cm (149.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

619 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Heaviest daily snowfall 72, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 2 January 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	72
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 2 January 1942 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 19, daily 595.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

523 broken records

Margins by which the 523 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2261.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1942

Top 20 records on 2 January 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1942	Ft Bayard 4W, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1942	Wyndham Port, AU	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1942	Thomasville 7 NE, US	monthly rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1942	Ocala, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1942	Holbrook, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1942	Silver City, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1942	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1942	Pinal Rch, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1942	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1942	Alapaha Exp STN, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1942	Luna Rs, US	daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1942	Monticello 5 SE, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1942	Independence, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1942	Watertown Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	12.9 cm (5.1 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1942	Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm, ZA	monthly rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1942	Rucker Canyon, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1942	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1942	Waterloo, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1942	Park Rch, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1942	Intake, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	38 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1942. 1942 had 619 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 500	515
500 to 1000	5
1000 to 1500	0
1500 to 2000	1
2000 to 2500	2