Weather Records on 22 January 1942

543 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1942. Highest significance: Kon-Kolodez, RU.

Key Facts for 22 January 1942

On 22 January 1942, 543 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
355 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 471 daily.
Kon-Kolodez set an all-time record low minimum temperature of -39.2 C (-38.6 F) on 22 January 1942.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

543 stations

543 station records on 22 January 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.2 C (-38.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Castra Central	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hay River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-29.6 C (-21.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Loco Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Speewa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-24.2 C (-11.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-24.9 C (-12.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-44.5 C (-48.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.2 C (-45.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-24.1 C (-11.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-25.1 C (-13.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.2 C (-45.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.2 C (-4.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

543 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 278, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 39, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 January 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	278
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	39
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 January 1942 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 64, daily 471.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

467 broken records

Margins by which the 467 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1942

Top 20 records on 22 January 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1942	Kon-Kolodez, RU	all-time low min	-39.2 C (-38.6 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1942	Weissenburg, DE	all-time low max	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1942	Castra Central, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1942	Hay River, CA	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	18.4 C (33.1 F)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1942	Nurnberg, DE	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1942	Qu'appelle, CA	monthly high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1942	Rosherville (Pow), ZA	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1942	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	monthly low max	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	54 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1942	Weissenburg, DE	daily low min	-29.6 C (-21.3 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1942	Darwin Loco Works, AU	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1942	Uccle, BE	daily low min	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1942	Den Helder, NL	daily low max	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1942	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1942	Arnsberg, DE	daily low max	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1942	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1942	Speewa Station, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1942	Regensburg, DE	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	49 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1942	Den Helder-1, NL	daily low max	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1942	Orebro, SE	daily low min	-24.2 C (-11.6 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1942	Salzburg, AT	all-time low max	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	0 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

1795 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1942. 1942 had 543 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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 10	444
10 to 20	12
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1