Weather Records on 2 January 1965

638 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1965. Highest significance: Republic, US.

Key Facts for 2 January 1965

On 2 January 1965, 638 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 617 daily.
Republic set an all-time record daily snowfall of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 2 January 1965.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

638 stations

638 station records on 2 January 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Republic	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Labelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cushman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Fernbank	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vavenby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lillooet	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

638 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 320, Heaviest daily snowfall 75, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 2 January 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	320
Heaviest daily snowfall	75
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 2 January 1965 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 18, daily 617.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

544 broken records

Margins by which the 544 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1965

Top 20 records on 2 January 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1965	Republic, US	all-time snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 years	75 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1965	Greencastle 1 W, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1965	Belle Isle, CA	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1965	Keokuk L&D 19, US	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1965	Monticello, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1965	Holton, US	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1965	Grants Pass, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1965	Macon, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1965	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1965	Toronto, CA	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	89 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1965	Watseka Public Works, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1965	Snoqualmie Pass, US	all-time snowfall	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1965	Greenwood, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1965	Beardstown, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1965	Havana, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1965	Angola, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1965	Ft Madison, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1965	Wabash, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1965	Labelle, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1965	Quincy Mem Brg, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	49 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1965. 1965 had 638 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	488
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	1