Weather Records on 12 January 2000

1,061 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 2000. Highest significance: Artichoke Lake 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 12 January 2000

On 12 January 2000, 1,061 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
698 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,034 daily.
Artichoke Lake 1 E set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 12 January 2000.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

1,061 stations

1,061 station records on 12 January 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Two Rivers	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mundrabilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maun	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Loggerheads: Colomendy Centre	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Asosan	Japan	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burgess Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uddevalla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Einasleigh Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brillion	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Valley Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conroe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cody	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laurens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ennis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hanksville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parafield Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Semjachik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,061 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 446, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 252, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 208, Heaviest daily snowfall 75, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 12 January 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	446
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	252
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	75
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 12 January 2000 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 24, daily 1,034.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

813 broken records

Margins by which the 813 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 2000

Top 20 records on 12 January 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 2000	Artichoke Lake 1 E, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2000	Randle 1 E, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2000	Two Rivers, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2000	Mundrabilla Station, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2000	Maun, BW	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2000	Lake Yellowstone, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2000	Loggerheads: Colomendy Centre, GB	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2000	Tetonia Exp STN, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2000	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2000	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2000	Asosan, JP	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2000	Gettysburg, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2000	Ennis, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2000	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2000	Burgess Junction, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2000	Uddevalla, SE	monthly rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2000	Rangely 1E, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2000	Einasleigh Township, AU	daily rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2000	Salida, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2000	Rupert 3 WSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	88 years	41 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2000. 2000 had 1,061 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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 2026-10-15 (15 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	773
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1