Weather Records on 2 January 1996

1,425 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1996. Highest significance: Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 2 January 1996

On 2 January 1996, 1,425 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
424 were record highs and 266 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 1,377 daily.
Cape Bruny Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 62.0 mm (2.4 in) on 2 January 1996.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

1,425 stations

1,425 station records on 2 January 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ozone	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Greenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Alfred	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Springfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lead Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Grovespring 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Couro Do Cervo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	147.4 mm (5.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vichy Rolla Natl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Limassol	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Tamoio (Bela Vista)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	145.4 mm (5.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pandora	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison Boone Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Osterley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Longford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Indianapolis SE Side	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bessaker	Norway	Record snow depth	68.0 cm (26.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
California	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield Lahm Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao Do Castelo (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,425 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 210, Lowest daily maximum 149, Highest daily minimum 214, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 415, Heaviest daily snowfall 188, Deepest snow cover 132.

Records on 2 January 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	210
Lowest daily maximum	149
Highest daily minimum	214
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	415
Heaviest daily snowfall	188
Deepest snow cover	132

Records on 2 January 1996 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 46, daily 1,377.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,154 broken records

Margins by which the 1,154 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1996

Top 20 records on 2 January 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1996	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1996	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1996	Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs), AU	daily rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	100 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1996	Ozone, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	103 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1996	Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1996	Greenville, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	100 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1996	Mattoon, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	92 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1996	Berne Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	77 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1996	Alfred, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1996	Springfield, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1996	Auburn, AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	106 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1996	Lead Hill, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1996	Grovespring 1NE, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1996	Eureka Springs 3 WNW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1996	Seaspray (Burong), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1996	Usina Couro Do Cervo, BR	daily rain	147.4 mm (5.8 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1996	Vichy Rolla Natl AP, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1996	Limassol, CY	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1996	Tangier City, MA	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1996	Bedford 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	54 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1996. 1996 had 1,425 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 100	1,085
100 to 200	63
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1