Weather Records on 2 January 1986

641 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1986. Highest significance: Lajas Substn, PR.

Key Facts for 2 January 1986

On 2 January 1986, 641 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
157 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 602 daily.
Lajas Substn set a monthly record high maximum temperature of 35.6 C (96.1 F) on 2 January 1986.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

641 stations

641 station records on 2 January 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	77 of 100 (Major)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sebeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily snowfall	77.0 cm (30.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 8 N	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake St Clair (Hec)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wilo (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Killdeer 8 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.3 cm (19.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Butlers Gorge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mbulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Visalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gregory	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pollock	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ojo de Agua	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Schagen	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vaernes	Norway	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Allison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tarraleah Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huejotzingo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rockford Gtr Rockford AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Callantsoog	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tshatsheni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Compton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rosebery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Taquaracu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wausaukee	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
W Allis	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pianco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Moma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Merriman	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

641 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 196, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 181.

Records on 2 January 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	181

Records on 2 January 1986 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 33, daily 602.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

462 broken records

Margins by which the 462 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1986

Top 20 records on 2 January 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1986	Lajas Substn, PR	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	85 years	77 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1986	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	91 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1986	Hopewell, ZA	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1986	Renison Bell, AU	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1986	Marion 2 N, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1986	Sebeni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1986	Dupree, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1986	Valdez WSO, US	daily snowfall	77.0 cm (30.3 in)	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1986	Columbia 8 N, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1986	Lake St Clair (Hec), AU	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1986	Wibaux 2 E, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1986	Wibaux 2 E, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1986	Wilo (Bos), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1986	Harnosand, SE	daily low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1986	Dubuque Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1986	Fort Beaufort, ZA	monthly rain	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1986	Virginia City, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1986	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	79 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1986	Mt Adams Rs, US	daily snowfall	50.3 cm (19.8 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1986	Siwa, EG	daily high min	12.4 C (54.3 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	64 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1986. 1986 had 641 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	396
50 to 100	40
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	2