Weather Records on 2 January 2012

805 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 2012. Highest significance: Skagway, US.

Key Facts for 2 January 2012

On 2 January 2012, 805 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
578 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 777 daily.
Skagway set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 2 January 2012.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

805 stations

805 station records on 2 January 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Skagway	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Little Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	365.8 mm (14.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Daltonganj	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ornskoldsvik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chumphon	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Robacksdalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Big Moose 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Reno AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stalon_11	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Torrbole_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ben Gurion	Israel	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Faskally	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Amhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coalinga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rheinstetten	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Tezoyo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Patzcuaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rosa Morada	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laveen 3 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Kreuznach	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kredarica	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lagunillas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tamazula de Victoria	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

805 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 434, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 133, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 2 January 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	434
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 2 January 2012 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 27, daily 777.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

629 broken records

Margins by which the 629 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 2012

Top 20 records on 2 January 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 2012	Skagway, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	98 years	79 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2012	Little Valley, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2012	Nakhon Si Thammarat, TH	daily rain	365.8 mm (14.4 in)	235.7 mm (9.3 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2012	Bergland Dam, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2012	Daltonganj, IN	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2012	Ornskoldsvik, SE	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2012	Chumphon, TH	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2012	Albion, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2012	Robacksdalen, SE	monthly rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2012	Big Moose 3 SE, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2012	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2012	Portageville 1N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	111 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2012	Pasadena, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	118 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2012	Watsonville Wtr Wks, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2012	Olga 2 SE, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2012	Susanville 2SW, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2012	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high max	23.6 C (74.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	105 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2012	Tonopah, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2012	Gorlitz, DE	daily high min	5.3 C (41.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	109 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2012	Trier-Zewen, DE	daily high max	13.6 C (56.5 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	96 years	40 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2012. 2012 had 805 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 January 2012
Margin	Records
0 to 100	624
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1