Weather Records on 2 January 1968

807 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1968. Highest significance: Emery, US.

Key Facts for 2 January 1968

On 2 January 1968, 807 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 545 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 798 daily.
Emery set a daily record snow depth of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 2 January 1968.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

807 stations

807 station records on 2 January 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Emery	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kearneysville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pikeville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefonte 4 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carlisle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Papane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Picardy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

807 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 228, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 317, Heaviest daily rainfall 95, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 72.

Records on 2 January 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	228
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	317
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	72

Records on 2 January 1968 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 6, daily 798.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

645 broken records

Margins by which the 645 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1968

Top 20 records on 2 January 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1968	Emery, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1968	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	106 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1968	Petoskey, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1968	Elkins- Randolph Co AP, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1968	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1968	Lancaster 2 NE Pump St, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1968	Millington 1 SE, US	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1968	Kearneysville, US	daily low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	15.0 C (27.0 F)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1968	Pikeville, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1968	Hagerstown 1E, US	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1968	Newcastle, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1968	Spencer, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1968	Academy 2NE, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1968	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	73 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1968	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	66 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1968	Bellefonte 4 S, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1968	Winchester 7 SE, US	all-time low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1968	Lubeck-Werft, DE	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	61 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1968	Sidney 2 N, US	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	66 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1968	Bayard, US	daily low min	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	40 years	33 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1968. 1968 had 807 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	603
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2