Weather Records on 2 January 1982

1,102 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1982. Highest significance: Ashland, US.

Key Facts for 2 January 1982

On 2 January 1982, 1,102 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
220 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,050 daily.
Ashland set an all-time record snow depth of 63.5 cm (25.0 in) on 2 January 1982.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

1,102 stations

1,102 station records on 2 January 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Payette	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mariposa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Avanhandava (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Langara	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.8 cm (16.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chittenden Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Bento Do Sapucai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Park River	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	37.1 cm (14.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pindamonhangaba (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Fojo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.2 cm (8.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Summerside A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aparecida	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Bento Do Sapucai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.1 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	41.1 cm (16.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda da Guarda (Parque)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ze da Rosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	190.6 mm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ontario Ksrv	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
South Holmwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Chapadao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gabbin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.2 cm (13.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Falls 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Urupes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vinhedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	135.5 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pedreira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ostanvik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ankeny	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	62.6 cm (24.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Falls Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita Do Massaim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	148.4 mm (5.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McGaffey 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,102 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 398, Heaviest daily snowfall 234, Deepest snow cover 116.

Records on 2 January 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	398
Heaviest daily snowfall	234
Deepest snow cover	116

Records on 2 January 1982 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 39, daily 1,050.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

917 broken records

Margins by which the 917 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 357.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1982

Top 20 records on 2 January 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1982	Ashland, US	all-time snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	70 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 January 1982	Payette, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1982	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1982	Moncton, CA	daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	81 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1982	Mariposa, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	87 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1982	Willow City, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	75 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1982	Usina Avanhandava (Cpfl), BR	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1982	Moncton A, CA	daily rain	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1982	Emmett 2 E, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1982	Nappan Cda, CA	daily snowfall	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	35.2 cm (13.9 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1982	Langara, CA	daily snowfall	40.8 cm (16.1 in)	35.7 cm (14.1 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1982	Chittenden Pass, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1982	Roseau, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1982	Sao Bento Do Sapucai, BR	all-time rain	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1982	Woodland, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1982	Park River, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1982	Grindstone Island, CA	daily snowfall	37.1 cm (14.6 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	86 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1982	Pindamonhangaba (Pcd), BR	all-time rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1982	Usina Do Fojo, BR	daily rain	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1982	Cape St James, CA	daily snowfall	22.2 cm (8.7 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	16 years	50 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1982. 1982 had 1,102 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	749
50 to 100	101
100 to 150	26
150 to 200	19
200 to 250	10
250 to 300	5
300 to 350	5
350 to 400	2