Weather Records on 2 January 1985

860 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1985. Highest significance: Mays Point Lock 25, US.

Key Facts for 2 January 1985

On 2 January 1985, 860 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
450 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 832 daily.
Mays Point Lock 25 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 53.8 mm (2.1 in) on 2 January 1985.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

860 stations

860 station records on 2 January 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mays Point Lock 25	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Thurber 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anna	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wondai Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cristais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goomeri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jourdanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stockton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine 10 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keflavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Point Isl du Boi	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Austin-Camp Mabry	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bakersfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bulverde	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Capitan	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valentine 10 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

860 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 273, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 89, Deepest snow cover 78.

Records on 2 January 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	273
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	89
Deepest snow cover	78

Records on 2 January 1985 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 25, daily 832.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

677 broken records

Margins by which the 677 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1985

Top 20 records on 2 January 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1985	Mays Point Lock 25, US	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1985	Bartow 1SE, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1985	Menard, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	89 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1985	Thurber 5 NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1985	Durham, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1985	Anna, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1985	Wondai Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1985	Yates Ctr, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1985	Grandfalls 3SSE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1985	Riomedina, US	all-time snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1985	Cristais, BR	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1985	Tecolutla, MX	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1985	Brockport, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1985	Goomeri Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1985	Corpus Christi NAS, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1985	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	87 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1985	Jourdanton, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1985	Scottsboro, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	78 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1985	Ionia 2SSW, US	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1985	Port Jervis, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	78 years	38 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1985. 1985 had 860 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	620
50 to 100	50
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1