Weather Records on 2 January 1980

360 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1980. Highest significance: Fran?A, BR.

Key Facts for 2 January 1980

On 2 January 1980, 360 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
104 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 355 daily.
Fran?A set a monthly record daily precipitation of 130.4 mm (5.1 in) on 2 January 1980.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

360 stations

360 station records on 2 January 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fran?A	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.4 mm (5.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Matjiesrivier (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	151.5 mm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Smolensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elkedra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz-Litoral	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fowler 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vermelho Velho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashford (Beaumont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karval	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flamengo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Muniz Freire (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Paineiras (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maravatio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fundao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Badplaas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kasilof 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Goolhi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anchieta (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mwinilunga	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Raul Soares-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Graman (Ulupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Entre Rios de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ibertioga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Macabuzinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bailey	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Limon	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Leopoldina (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rutland Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Glenowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Congonhas-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dzardzan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-51.5 C (-60.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winter Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pinsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marree (Murnpeowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karval	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booborowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vitebsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

360 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 196, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 2 January 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 2 January 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 355.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

289 broken records

Margins by which the 289 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1980

Top 20 records on 2 January 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1980	Fran?A, BR	monthly rain	130.4 mm (5.1 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1980	Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen, AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1980	Matjiesrivier (Skl), ZA	daily rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1980	Mbabane, SZ	daily rain	151.5 mm (6.0 in)	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1980	Anna Creek, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1980	Smolensk, RU	monthly rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1980	Elkedra, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1980	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1980	Santa Cruz-Litoral, BR	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1980	Fowler 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	73 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1980	Vermelho Velho, BR	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1980	Breckenridge, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	83 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1980	Ashford (Beaumont), AU	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1980	Darkes Forest (Kintyre), AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1980	Karval, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1980	Flamengo, BR	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1980	Muniz Freire (Dnos), BR	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1980	Usina Paineiras (Dnos), BR	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1980	Maravatio, MX	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1980	South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L, AU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)

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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1980. 1980 had 360 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	250
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1