Weather Records on 2 January 1987

1,083 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1987. Highest significance: Auburn, US.

Key Facts for 2 January 1987

On 2 January 1987, 1,083 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
257 were record highs and 153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 1,065 daily.
Auburn set a daily record snowfall of 36.3 cm (14.3 in) on 2 January 1987.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

1,083 stations

1,083 station records on 2 January 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.3 cm (14.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hagerstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ford City 4 S Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fantan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Bowglen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Egvard	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hateruma	Japan	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hrazdan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lakehurst AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Binghamton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weetaliba (Weetalabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Rossgole)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Xiamen	China	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yonaguni-Jima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Gap	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shemya USAF Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis (Pine Cliff)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburnham	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salina 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows of Dan 5 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Serenje	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ny Westerleigh Stat Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gwabegar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Windy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,083 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 160, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 400, Heaviest daily snowfall 239, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 2 January 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	160
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	400
Heaviest daily snowfall	239
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 2 January 1987 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 1,065.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

961 broken records

Margins by which the 961 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1987

Top 20 records on 2 January 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1987	Auburn, US	daily snowfall	36.3 cm (14.3 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	83 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1987	Greenville, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	107 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1987	Hagerstown, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	89 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1987	Merriwa (Merry Vale), AU	daily rain	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1987	Coolah (Binnia St), AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1987	Ford City 4 S Dam, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1987	Bowie, US	monthly snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1987	Fantan, AM	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1987	Merriwa (Bowglen), AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1987	Cassilis Post Office, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1987	Wollar (Barrigan St), AU	daily rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1987	Southport 5 N, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	85 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1987	Marion Ctr 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1987	Conconully, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1987	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1987	Egvard, AM	monthly rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1987	Hateruma, JP	daily rain	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1987	Long Branch-Oakhurst, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1987	Narrabri West Post Office, AU	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	9 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1987	Mullaley Post Office, AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	43 years	51 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1987. 1987 had 1,083 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	829
50 to 100	83
100 to 150	29
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	8
250 to 300	2