Weather Records on 2 January 1995

570 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1995. Highest significance: Kisinev, MD.

Key Facts for 2 January 1995

On 2 January 1995, 570 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
264 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 537 daily.
Kisinev set a monthly record daily precipitation of 85.1 mm (3.4 in) on 2 January 1995.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

570 stations

570 station records on 2 January 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
The Canal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vici 1NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Manzanilla de la Paz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Igarapava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shemya USAF Base	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Velyka Oleksandrivk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Neghelle	Ethiopia	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clendenin	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Itapetininga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Istanbul	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tomazina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huingo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lowman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Evant 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tatui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Caada de Gonzalez	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eersel	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Azov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dowagiac 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berezovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Granville Shell Refinery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Titisee-Neustadt-Langenordnach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hellinikon	Greece	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sappho 8 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kitoi Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Javier	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Agata	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mooramin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bom Retiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Huerta	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tuxcueca	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saran-Paul	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

570 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 169, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 2 January 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	169
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 2 January 1995 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 33, daily 537.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

441 broken records

Margins by which the 441 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1995

Top 20 records on 2 January 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1995	Kisinev, MD	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1995	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1995	E Jordan, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1995	The Canal, AU	monthly rain	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1995	Wellston Tippy Dam, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1995	Stratton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1995	Vici 1NNW, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1995	Bloomingdale, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1995	La Manzanilla de la Paz, MX	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1995	Loup City, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1995	Igarapava, BR	daily rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1995	Shemya USAF Base, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1995	Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov, RU	daily low max	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	77 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1995	Velyka Oleksandrivk, UA	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1995	Belfast, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1995	Seward AP, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1995	Neghelle, ET	daily high min	18.2 C (64.8 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1995	Clendenin, US	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1995	Itapetininga, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1995	Dorado 2 WNW, PR	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	57 years	35 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1995. 1995 had 570 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 20	395
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	3
140 to 160	3