Weather Records on 2 January 1956

179 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1956. Highest significance: Tsumeb - Pol, NA.

Key Facts for 2 January 1956

On 2 January 1956, 179 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 174 daily.
Tsumeb - Pol set a daily record precipitation of 40.5 mm (1.6 in) on 2 January 1956.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

179 stations

179 station records on 2 January 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Binghamton Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brisco	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wonthaggi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Adams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huajuapan de Leon (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record snow depth	129.0 cm (50.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maragle Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Langhorne Creek 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Onda	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spalding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Plains (Metala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrulla (Petina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Keolari	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wynarka (Hooper)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Black Spur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lambton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

179 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 67, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 2 January 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	67
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 2 January 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 174.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

146 broken records

Margins by which the 146 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 320.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1956

Top 20 records on 2 January 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1956	Tsumeb - Pol, NA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1956	Huatusco de Chicuellar, MX	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1956	Caguas, PR	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1956	Newport, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1956	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1956	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1956	Irishtown, AU	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1956	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1956	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1956	Cobar Post Office, AU	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1956	Smithton (Grant Street), AU	monthly rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	18 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1956	Owen Sound, CA	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	68 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1956	Drevja, NO	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1956	Dalby Post Office, AU	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1956	Binghamton Wb City, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	60 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1956	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1956	Brisco, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1956	Palmerville, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1956	Queenstown (Copper Mine), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1956	Gila Bend 2SE, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	52 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1956. 1956 had 179 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	141
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1