Weather Records on 2 January 1972

407 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1972. Highest significance: Billings Wtp, US.

Key Facts for 2 January 1972

On 2 January 1972, 407 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 387 daily.
Billings Wtp set a monthly record daily precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 2 January 1972.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

407 stations

407 station records on 2 January 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Denton	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Deaver	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eyre (Mulka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sandberg	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Salto (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valier	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Annanvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alliston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nkhota Kota	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calliope Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jeremiah 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barber	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ludiksdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carbon Hill 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rodessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eupora 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Standard	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blackleaf	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bakers Mills	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Washakie 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Meteghan River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arley 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Enid Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Smiths Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Matao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hodges	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

407 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 225, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 2 January 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 2 January 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 387.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

333 broken records

Margins by which the 333 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1972

Top 20 records on 2 January 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1972	Billings Wtp, US	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	73 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1972	Denton, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1972	Deaver, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1972	Red Lodge, US	monthly snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	9 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1972	Rapelje, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1972	Vryburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1972	Lake Eyre (Mulka), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1972	Wyola 1 SW, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1972	Sandberg, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1972	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1972	Columbus, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1972	Cascade 5 S, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1972	El Salto (Smn), MX	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1972	Valier, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1972	Summerville, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1972	University, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1972	Challis, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1972	Bridger 2 N, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1972	Red Lodge, US	monthly rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1972	Gibson Dam, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1972. 1972 had 407 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 100	317
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1