Weather Records on 2 January 1975

622 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1975. Highest significance: Alexandria (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 2 January 1975

On 2 January 1975, 622 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 614 daily.
Alexandria (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 53.0 mm (2.1 in) on 2 January 1975.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

622 stations

622 station records on 2 January 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alexandria (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Frasers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	118.5 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dynevor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mundurin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oondooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ban Ban	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.2 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eulolo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.6 C (103.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blockton 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vergemont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Corrente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quitaque	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Home Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fermoy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rewan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brighton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roper River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

622 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 299, Heaviest daily snowfall 135, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 2 January 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	299
Heaviest daily snowfall	135
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 2 January 1975 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 5, daily 614.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

522 broken records

Margins by which the 522 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1975

Top 20 records on 2 January 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1975	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1975	Frasers, ZA	daily rain	118.5 mm (4.7 in)	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1975	Clarendon, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1975	Plattsmouth 1E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1975	Ayrshire Downs, AU	daily rain	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1975	Dynevor Downs, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	86 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1975	Port Hastings, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1975	Mundurin Station, AU	monthly rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1975	Enterprise, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1975	Wellington, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1975	Oondooroo, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1975	Ban Ban, AU	monthly rain	143.2 mm (5.6 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1975	Arkansas City, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1975	Eulolo Station, AU	daily rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1975	Wellington, US	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1975	Port Aux Basques, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1975	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1975	Franca, BR	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1975	De Smet, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	79 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1975	Alni, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	39 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1975. 1975 had 622 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	509
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1