Weather Records on 2 January 1964

955 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1964. Highest significance: Decatur, US.

Key Facts for 2 January 1964

On 2 January 1964, 955 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
633 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 938 daily.
Decatur set a daily record snow depth of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 2 January 1964.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

955 stations

955 station records on 2 January 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Decatur	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Allardt	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Palmetto	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karlgarin Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Devoncourt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Ipaguassu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Maior	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hendrikspan (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cramond, Albert Fall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vanceburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Portal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Lindsay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Sao Vicente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Piqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Renovo	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amarante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canadian	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

955 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 351, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 282, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 60.

Records on 2 January 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	351
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	282
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	60

Records on 2 January 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 938.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

773 broken records

Margins by which the 773 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1964

Top 20 records on 2 January 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1964	Decatur, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	73 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1964	New Castle 1 N, US	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1964	Waynesboro, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1964	Allardt, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1964	Ashwood, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1964	Palmetto, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1964	Piqua, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1964	Chippewa Lake, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1964	Meadville 1 S, US	daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1964	Karlgarin Hill, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1964	Devoncourt Station, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1964	Acude Ipaguassu, BR	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1964	Wooster Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1964	Knoxville AP, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1964	Campo Maior, BR	monthly rain	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1964	Hendrikspan (Skl), ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1964	Upper Sandusky, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1964	Cramond, Albert Fall, ZA	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1964	Vanceburg, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1964	Portal, US	monthly high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	69 years	37 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1964. 1964 had 955 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	723
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1