Weather Records on 22 January 1962

733 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1962. Highest significance: Newton, US.

Key Facts for 22 January 1962

On 22 January 1962, 733 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 435 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 30 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 678 daily.
Newton set a daily record snow depth of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 22 January 1962.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

733 stations

733 station records on 22 January 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yacamunda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buhl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ibicua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crownpoint	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rocklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pinedale	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tamboril	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warm Springs Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palmdale	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

733 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 233, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 202, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 22 January 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	233
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	202
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 22 January 1962 by timescale: all-time 30, monthly 25, daily 678.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

610 broken records

Margins by which the 610 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1962

Top 20 records on 22 January 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1962	Newton, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1962	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1962	Yacamunda Station, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1962	Roseburg Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1962	Lake Moraine, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1962	Yreka, US	all-time low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1962	Oak City, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1962	Superior, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1962	Greer, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1962	Cedarville, US	daily low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1962	Roosevelt 1 S, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1962	Buhl, US	all-time low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1962	Laketown, US	all-time low max	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1962	Ft Bidwell, US	daily low min	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1962	Ibicua, BR	monthly rain	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1962	Malvern, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1962	Grass Valley, US	all-time low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1962	McCloud, US	all-time low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1962	Fredericktown, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1962	Crownpoint, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	30 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

1795 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1962. 1962 had 733 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	580
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1