Weather Records on 2 January 1966

964 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1966. Highest significance: Black Rock, US.

Key Facts for 2 January 1966

On 2 January 1966, 964 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
274 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 905 daily.
Black Rock set an all-time record daily precipitation of 164.3 mm (6.5 in) on 2 January 1966.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

964 stations

964 station records on 2 January 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Friars Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Warralakin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Westonia 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fairbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Yellamanchili	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nimingarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Booralee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dolphin@S Nose Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nokaning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kitlane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bobbili	India	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ethel Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Srikakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Burracoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Graball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hyden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gum Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Campion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Edgar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Merredin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bodallin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wattoning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ardath	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dequeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Noonegin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth Dam 44	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sechelt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tekkali	India	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chipurupally	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fisk	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Magenta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jessieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Serpentine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Madden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newdegate South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moorine Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Narasannapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Navarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coquitlam Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

964 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 183, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 480, Heaviest daily snowfall 124, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 2 January 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	183
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	480
Heaviest daily snowfall	124
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 2 January 1966 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 48, daily 905.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

823 broken records

Margins by which the 823 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 510.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1966

Top 20 records on 2 January 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1966	Black Rock, US	all-time rain	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1966	Friars Well, AU	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1966	Warralakin, AU	all-time rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1966	Westonia 1, AU	all-time rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1966	Corning, US	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1966	Myrup, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1966	Fairbridge, AU	monthly rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1966	Yellamanchili, IN	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1966	Saint Francis, US	monthly rain	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1966	Nimingarra, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1966	Yarrie, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1966	Booralee, AU	all-time rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1966	Dolphin@S Nose Obsy, IN	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1966	Nokaning, AU	all-time rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1966	Kitlane, AU	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1966	Bobbili, IN	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1966	Ethel Creek, AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1966	Srikakulam, IN	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1966	Burracoppin, AU	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1966	Searcy, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	36 years	57 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1966. 1966 had 964 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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Data for records on 1966-01-02: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 100	793
100 to 200	20
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1