Weather Records on 31 January 2000

1,115 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 2000. Highest significance: Ft Dodge 5NNW, US.

Key Facts for 31 January 2000

On 31 January 2000, 1,115 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
352 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,077 daily.
Ft Dodge 5NNW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 31 January 2000.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,115 stations

1,115 station records on 31 January 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Badgebup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Broadalbin	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.6 cm (15.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tuyali	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fishs Eddy	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Minigin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.4 cm (15.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cooper Lake Project	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mianelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paupack 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shurchi	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Ridge Rs	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Francis E Walter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Madden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Speculator	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madoonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Myerstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Mt 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Claryville	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Vale 5SSE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lindley 2N	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holland 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sparkman	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,115 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 212, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 332, Heaviest daily snowfall 167, Deepest snow cover 116.

Records on 31 January 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	212
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	332
Heaviest daily snowfall	167
Deepest snow cover	116

Records on 31 January 2000 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 33, daily 1,077.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

958 broken records

Margins by which the 958 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 711.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 2000

Top 20 records on 31 January 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 2000	Ft Dodge 5NNW, US	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	84 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
31 January 2000	Mt Wx, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2000	Badgebup, AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2000	Warrawagine, AU	daily rain	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2000	Liberty 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2000	Wilkes Barre, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	96 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2000	Broadalbin, US	daily snowfall	38.6 cm (15.2 in)	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2000	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2000	E Stroudsburg, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2000	Delhi 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2000	Cue, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2000	Cherry Valley 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2000	Tuyali, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2000	Fishs Eddy, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2000	Hamburg, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2000	Minigin, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2000	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2000	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2000	N Creek 5 SE, US	daily snowfall	40.4 cm (15.9 in)	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2000	Cooper Lake Project, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	40 years	51 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

1800 to 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2000. 2000 had 1,115 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	894
100 to 200	45
200 to 300	16
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1