Weather Records on 2 January 2025

566 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 2025. Highest significance: Yakataga AP, US.

Key Facts for 2 January 2025

On 2 January 2025, 566 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
318 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 555 daily.
Yakataga AP set an all-time record low maximum temperature of -16.1 C (3.0 F) on 2 January 2025.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

566 stations

566 station records on 2 January 2025 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yakataga AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Meandarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arcturus Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gdov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chipinge	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Philip S W Goldson Intl	Belize	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lupton 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boise Lucky Peak Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mounefontein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boise Lucky Peak Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goovigen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ohlsbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sargents	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berberati	Central African Republic	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rastatt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yakataga AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.5 C (101.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mullan	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle FAA AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Mountain 4SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shemya USAF Base	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riverslea Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Kotelnyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Naples	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dalwallinu Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gomel	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wudu	China	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jackman	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Honeyman Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bryce Canyon AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huili	China	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leon M Ba	Gabon	Record high minimum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jharsuguda	India	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Union City Filtration Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield Barnes Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nagoya	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Changde	China	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hikone	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ajo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
W Rockport 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hanzhong	China	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aparri	Philippines	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elec	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

566 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 2025 by type: Highest daily maximum 169, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 149, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 196, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 2 January 2025 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	169
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	149
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 2 January 2025 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 555.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

449 broken records

Margins by which the 449 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 2025

Top 20 records on 2 January 2025 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 2025	Yakataga AP, US	all-time low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	77 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2025	Meandarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2025	Arcturus Downs, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2025	Gdov, RU	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2025	Chipinge, ZW	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2025	Ivanhoe Downs, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	107 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2025	Philip S W Goldson Intl, BZ	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2025	Lupton 1S, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2025	Boise Lucky Peak Dam, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2025	Utah Lake Lehi, US	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	115 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2025	Eidsvold Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2025	Juncos 1 SE, PR	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2025	Breckenridge, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	73 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2025	Mounefontein, AU	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2025	Breckenridge, US	daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2025	Boise Lucky Peak Dam, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	73 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2025	Goovigen Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	90 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2025	Ohlsbach, DE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2025	Sargents, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2025	Berberati, CF	monthly high max	37.0 C (98.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	46 years	36 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 2025

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2025. 2025 had 566 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	442
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1