Weather Records on 2 January 2005

1,205 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 2005. Highest significance: Pembina, US.

Key Facts for 2 January 2005

On 2 January 2005, 1,205 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
776 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,179 daily.
Pembina set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 2 January 2005.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

1,205 stations

1,205 station records on 2 January 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pembina	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kimberley Res.Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.2 mm (5.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rock Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kununurra Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.2 mm (6.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lappeenranta Lentoasema	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Punta Prieta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Auvergne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
El Huizache	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richardson	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ferris	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thursday Island Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle 4 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,205 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 300, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 476, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 309, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 2 January 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	300
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	476
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	309
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 2 January 2005 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 24, daily 1,179.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

945 broken records

Margins by which the 945 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 2005

Top 20 records on 2 January 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 2005	Pembina, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	98 years	73 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2005	Sherman, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	79 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2005	Makaweli 965, US	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2005	Kimberley Res.Station, AU	daily rain	130.2 mm (5.1 in)	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2005	Rock Springs, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2005	Kununurra Aero, AU	all-time rain	162.2 mm (6.4 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2005	Bradshaw Homestead, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2005	Pontotoc 1N, US	monthly rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	3 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2005	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2005	Lappeenranta Lentoasema, FI	monthly rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2005	Punta Prieta, MX	monthly rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2005	Holdenville 2SSE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2005	Auvergne, AU	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	1 year	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2005	Newry, AU	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	1 year	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2005	Manati 2 E, PR	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2005	El Huizache, MX	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2005	Richardson, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2005	Holland Wtp, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2005	Trenton, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2005	Spring Creek, AU	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	45 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2005. 2005 had 1,205 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 25	899
25 to 50	26
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2