Weather Records on 2 January 1955

407 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1955. Highest significance: Glasgow #2, US.

Key Facts for 2 January 1955

On 2 January 1955, 407 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
142 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 402 daily.
Glasgow #2 set a daily record snowfall of 17.3 cm (6.8 in) on 2 January 1955.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

407 stations

407 station records on 2 January 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glasgow #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rawlinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mundiwindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mundrabilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pilanesberg-Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Loongana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Korong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Noondoonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wiluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cunyu Shearing Shed	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jigalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
De Wagendrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lower Ameri Fork Pwhs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ndumu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hartebeespoort-Agrc.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kathleen Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-34.5 C (-30.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Banderlierkop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Indee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springkell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Adaven	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-Fountains	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cologne	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pee Dee	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Botataboomen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

407 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 January 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 January 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 402.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

333 broken records

Margins by which the 333 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1955

Top 20 records on 2 January 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1955	Glasgow #2, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1955	Rawlinna, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1955	Escalante, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1955	Bucuresti Filaret, RO	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1955	Mundiwindi, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1955	Mundrabilla Station, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1955	Atalaia, BR	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1955	Laverton, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1955	Brady Aznoe, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1955	Pilanesberg-Pol, ZA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1955	Loongana, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1955	Korong, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1955	Muccan, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1955	Kafferskraal, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1955	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1955	Noondoonia, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1955	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1955	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1955	Wiluna, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1955	Cunyu Shearing Shed, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	39 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1955. 1955 had 407 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	310
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1