Weather Records on 2 January 1952

823 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1952. Highest significance: Moscow U of I, US.

Key Facts for 2 January 1952

On 2 January 1952, 823 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
466 were record highs and 183 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 800 daily.
Moscow U of I set a daily record snow depth of 71.1 cm (28.0 in) on 2 January 1952.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

823 stations

823 station records on 2 January 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Utrecht (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	198.1 cm (78.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paardekopplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkestone, Howick	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Balbrogie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hartsel	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Skukuza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Adams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Myton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Margaret Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Reidsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harlingen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Remanso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

823 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 294, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 2 January 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	294
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 2 January 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 800.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

683 broken records

Margins by which the 683 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 863.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1952

Top 20 records on 2 January 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1952	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1952	Okhimath, IN	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1952	Rietpoort, ZA	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1952	Utrecht (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1952	Crested Butte, US	daily snow depth	198.1 cm (78.0 in)	86.3 cm (34.0 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1952	Harrison, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1952	Braunschweig (T.H.), DE	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1952	Fraser, US	daily snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1952	Morgantown 1, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	71 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1952	Paardekopplaas, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1952	Hiawatha, US	monthly snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1952	Gormanston (Gould Street), AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1952	Stockholm, SE	monthly rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1952	Bowman, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1952	Hawkestone, Howick, ZA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1952	Balbrogie, ZA	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1952	Cairo 3 S, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1952	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	71 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1952	Batesville L&D 1, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1952	Toccoa, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	46 years	30 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1952. 1952 had 823 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 200	676
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1