Weather Records on 2 January 1958

240 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1958. Highest significance: Southampton, CA.

Key Facts for 2 January 1958

On 2 January 1958, 240 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 233 daily.
Southampton set a daily record snowfall of 24.1 cm (9.5 in) on 2 January 1958.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

240 stations

240 station records on 2 January 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pafuri	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Culpaulin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rockford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bontfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manila	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cuitzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Abor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zwartmodder	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Postmasburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Groblersplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Coolon Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Glenlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maasbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sarapul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nayagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bugulma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khandwa	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bantwal	India	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trimbak	India	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bulsar Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bardoli	India	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Igatpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

240 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 123, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 2 January 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 2 January 1958 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 233.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

199 broken records

Margins by which the 199 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1958

Top 20 records on 2 January 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1958	Southampton, CA	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	82 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1958	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1958	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1958	Pafuri, ZA	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1958	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1958	Versamelhoek, ZA	all-time rain	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1958	Wilcannia (Culpaulin), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1958	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1958	Corinda, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1958	Gothenburg, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1958	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1958	Marlborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1958	Pickens 1, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1958	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	monthly low min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1958	Rockford, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1958	Bontfontein, ZA	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	3 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1958	Surgut, RU	monthly high min	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1958	Manila, US	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	46 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1958	Woody Island, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	58 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1958	Cuitzeo, MX	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	27 years	25 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1958. 1958 had 240 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 20	166
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2