Weather Records on 2 January 1936

460 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1936. Highest significance: Sveg, SE.

Key Facts for 2 January 1936

On 2 January 1936, 460 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 437 daily.
Sveg set a monthly record daily precipitation of 33.6 mm (1.3 in) on 2 January 1936.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

460 stations

460 station records on 2 January 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Salisbury Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Topeka	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Topeka	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lenox	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Town Maitland (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carlton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rockford	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Durbanville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aledo	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

460 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 269, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 2 January 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	269
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 2 January 1936 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 437.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

414 broken records

Margins by which the 414 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1936

Top 20 records on 2 January 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1936	Sveg, SE	monthly rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	73 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1936	Salisbury Downs, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1936	Topeka, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1936	Topeka, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1936	Maryville 2E, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1936	Wentworth (Cuthero), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1936	Schriever, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1936	Greenwood, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1936	Yates Hydro Plt, US	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1936	De Funiak Springs 1 E, US	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1936	Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1936	Biloxi, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1936	St Joseph, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1936	Bedford, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1936	Marshalltown, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1936	Horton, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1936	Oregon, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1936	Eufaula, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1936	Highland Home, US	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1936	Auburn, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1936. 1936 had 460 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	370
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1