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Weather Records on 1 January 2001

1,432 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 2001. Highest significance: Marshall, US.

Key Facts for 1 January 2001

  • On 1 January 2001, 1,432 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 189 were record highs and 407 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 26 were all-time records, 65 monthly and 1,341 daily.
  • Marshall set a daily record snowfall of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 1 January 2001.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

1,432 stations
Weather records on 1 January 2001 1,432 station records on 1 January 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
1,432 station records on 1 January 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 1 January 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
MarshallUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)72 of 100 (Major)
Clarksville 2NEUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall16.0 cm (6.3 in)70 of 100 (Major)
Ashdown 4 SSEUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)65 of 100 (Major)
Ruston la TechUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall12.2 cm (4.8 in)64 of 100 (Major)
MindenUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)63 of 100 (Major)
Hope 3 NEUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall13.5 cm (5.3 in)62 of 100 (Major)
PontiacUnited StatesRecord snow depth50.8 cm (20.0 in)62 of 100 (Major)
Somerville 4 NWUnited StatesRecord snow depth35.6 cm (14.0 in)61 of 100 (Major)
HagansportUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)61 of 100 (Major)
Grundy CtrUnited StatesRecord snow depth73.7 cm (29.0 in)60 of 100 (Major)
MeridaVenezuelaRecord daily precipitation99.1 mm (3.9 in)60 of 100 (Major)
Spearsville Fire TwrUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall19.8 cm (7.8 in)59 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 EUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)59 of 100 (Notable)
LongviewUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)59 of 100 (Notable)
FarmervilleUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall9.1 cm (3.6 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
Winnfield 3 NUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1United StatesRecord daily snowfall27.9 cm (11.0 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3EUnited StatesRecord snow depth25.4 cm (10.0 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
CantonUnited StatesRecord snow depth17.8 cm (7.0 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NEUnited StatesRecord snow depth12.7 cm (5.0 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3EUnited StatesRecord snow depth88.9 cm (35.0 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
TuskahomaUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Port WashingtonUnited StatesRecord snow depth63.5 cm (25.0 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNWUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall8.9 cm (3.5 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
RatnagiriIndiaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3NUnited StatesRecord snow depth71.1 cm (28.0 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 NUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall6.9 cm (2.7 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
HosstonUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall11.4 cm (4.5 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Wertsville 4 NEUnited StatesRecord snow depth25.4 cm (10.0 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
CarthageUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall8.4 cm (3.3 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NEUnited StatesRecord snow depth15.2 cm (6.0 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang BaseUnited StatesRecord snow depth33.0 cm (13.0 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Werrington StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation151.0 mm (5.9 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Union City 3 SEUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
JeffersonUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall6.9 cm (2.7 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
DequeenUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
TaylorUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall14.0 cm (5.5 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
PerryUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
TuskahomaUnited StatesRecord snow depth12.7 cm (5.0 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Hartley 4 ESEUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt PleasantUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
ChittendenUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall33.0 cm (13.0 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
FultonUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall17.3 cm (6.8 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
LongviewUnited StatesRecord snow depth10.2 cm (4.0 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Cotton Valley 5 NNWUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall14.7 cm (5.8 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
LogansportUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall5.8 cm (2.3 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
NashvilleUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall9.7 cm (3.8 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNWUnited StatesRecord snow depth10.2 cm (4.0 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4NUnited StatesRecord snow depth55.9 cm (22.0 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
OldfieldUnited StatesRecord snow depth12.7 cm (5.0 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Valliant 3 WUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall12.2 cm (4.8 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Gilmer 4 WNWUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Pampa #2United StatesRecord snow depth27.9 cm (11.0 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl APUnited StatesRecord snow depth40.6 cm (16.0 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Tully River StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation200.0 mm (7.9 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
East LondonSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation75.0 mm (3.0 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
MagnoliaUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall12.2 cm (4.8 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
HaynesvilleUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of MichUnited StatesRecord snow depth38.1 cm (15.0 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
EnidUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall12.2 cm (4.8 in)46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,432 records
Records on 1 January 2001 by type Records set or tied on 1 January 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 247, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 160, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 197, Deepest snow cover 502. 0200400600Highest daily maximum: 95Lowest daily maximum: 247Highest daily minimum: 94Lowest daily minimum: 160Heaviest daily rainfall: 137Heaviest daily snowfall: 197Deepest snow cover: 502Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 1 January 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 247, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 160, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 197, Deepest snow cover 502.
Records on 1 January 2001 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum95
Lowest daily maximum247
Highest daily minimum94
Lowest daily minimum160
Heaviest daily rainfall137
Heaviest daily snowfall197
Deepest snow cover502
Records on 1 January 2001 by timescale Records on 1 January 2001 by timescale: all-time 26, monthly 65, daily 1,341. 05001,0001,500all-time: 26monthly: 65daily: 1,341all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 1 January 2001 by timescale: all-time 26, monthly 65, daily 1,341.
Records on 1 January 2001 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time26
monthly65
daily1,341

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,157 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 January 2001 Margins by which the 1,157 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted. 02505007501,0000 to 100: 971100 to 200: 160200 to 300: 18300 to 400: 6400 to 500: 1500 to 600: 10 to 100100 to 200200 to 300300 to 400400 to 500500 to 600
Margins by which the 1,157 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 January 2001
MarginRecords
0 to 100971
100 to 200160
200 to 30018
300 to 4006
400 to 5001
500 to 6001

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 2001
Top 20 records on 1 January 2001 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
1 January 2001Marshall, USdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)10.2 cm (4.0 in)105 years72 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2001Clarksville 2NE, USdaily snowfall16.0 cm (6.3 in)16.0 cm (6.3 in)96 years70 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2001Ashdown 4 SSE, USdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)106 years65 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2001Ruston la Tech, USdaily snowfall12.2 cm (4.8 in)12.2 cm (4.8 in)104 years64 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2001Minden, USdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)10.2 cm (4.0 in)106 years63 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2001Hope 3 NE, USdaily snowfall13.5 cm (5.3 in)13.5 cm (5.3 in)107 years62 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2001Pontiac, USdaily snow depth50.8 cm (20.0 in)25.4 cm (10.0 in)91 years62 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2001Somerville 4 NW, USdaily snow depth35.6 cm (14.0 in)20.4 cm (8.0 in)101 years61 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2001Hagansport, USdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)91 years61 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2001Grundy Ctr, USall-time snow depth73.7 cm (29.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)95 years60 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2001Merida, VEmonthly rain99.1 mm (3.9 in)52.1 mm (2.1 in)21 years60 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2001Spearsville Fire Twr, USdaily snowfall19.8 cm (7.8 in)19.8 cm (7.8 in)53 years59 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2001Healdton 3 E, USdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)7.6 cm (3.0 in)106 years59 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2001Longview, USdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)10.2 cm (4.0 in)99 years59 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2001Farmerville, USdaily snowfall9.1 cm (3.6 in)9.1 cm (3.6 in)105 years58 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2001Winnfield 3 N, USdaily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)6.4 cm (2.5 in)106 years58 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2001Independence #1, USdaily snowfall27.9 cm (11.0 in)17.7 cm (7.0 in)22 years56 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2001Friend 3E, USdaily snow depth25.4 cm (10.0 in)17.8 cm (7.0 in)76 years56 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2001Canton, USdaily snow depth17.8 cm (7.0 in)17.8 cm (7.0 in)53 years56 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2001Hope 3 NE, USdaily snow depth12.7 cm (5.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)94 years55 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

1798 to 2001
Records on 01-01 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2001. 2001 had 1,432 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001798: 11800: 21805: 11806: 21825: 11834: 11843: 31853: 11854: 21855: 11860: 41861: 11864: 11868: 21871: 41875: 21876: 21877: 31878: 11879: 21880: 21881: 21882: 11883: 41887: 11888: 31889: 51890: 31891: 21893: 41895: 21896: 11897: 31898: 31899: 31900: 41901: 41902: 91903: 11904: 61905: 191906: 151907: 181908: 51909: 171910: 101911: 251912: 341913: 481914: 221915: 631916: 311917: 501918: 1341919: 621920: 571921: 1211922: 591923: 1411924: 3571925: 1331926: 1491927: 1121928: 7601929: 551930: 3101931: 2111932: 2911933: 501934: 3641935: 2131936: 3021937: 6271938: 3521939: 4251940: 3061941: 7921942: 6611943: 4191944: 2721945: 4591946: 1831947: 5951948: 9541949: 4511950: 5161951: 3671952: 1,3431953: 1971954: 4931955: 2871956: 3061957: 2181958: 2951959: 4241960: 9581961: 7191962: 4911963: 5861964: 1,3191965: 5201966: 1,1381967: 2721968: 1,0101969: 9551970: 9191971: 8101972: 3571973: 8051974: 1,8831975: 4051976: 8551977: 1,0421978: 6961979: 3,0851980: 4081981: 8541982: 9381983: 7361984: 1,5821985: 1,1021986: 4661987: 1,2271988: 1,0861989: 5531990: 3671991: 7071992: 1,0021993: 7881994: 5221995: 6661996: 1,3601997: 2,6011998: 9641999: 7702000: 7012001: 1,4322002: 7952003: 1,0242004: 6382005: 1,2272006: 1,1842007: 1,5402008: 6632009: 6802010: 8162011: 1,4982012: 1,2162013: 7032014: 5452015: 7862016: 5702017: 5942018: 2,1182019: 8652020: 5232021: 5902022: 2,4102023: 1,6522024: 3702025: 3332026: 8491798187718991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2001. 2001 had 1,432 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-01 in each year
YearRecords
17981
18002
18051
18062
18251
18341
18433
18531
18542
18551
18604
18611
18641
18682
18714
18752
18762
18773
18781
18792
18802
18812
18821
18834
18871
18883
18895
18903
18912
18934
18952
18961
18973
18983
18993
19004
19014
19029
19031
19046
190519
190615
190718
19085
190917
191010
191125
191234
191348
191422
191563
191631
191750
1918134
191962
192057
1921121
192259
1923141
1924357
1925133
1926149
1927112
1928760
192955
1930310
1931211
1932291
193350
1934364
1935213
1936302
1937627
1938352
1939425
1940306
1941792
1942661
1943419
1944272
1945459
1946183
1947595
1948954
1949451
1950516
1951367
19521,343
1953197
1954493
1955287
1956306
1957218
1958295
1959424
1960958
1961719
1962491
1963586
19641,319
1965520
19661,138
1967272
19681,010
1969955
1970919
1971810
1972357
1973805
19741,883
1975405
1976855
19771,042
1978696
19793,085
1980408
1981854
1982938
1983736
19841,582
19851,102
1986466
19871,227
19881,086
1989553
1990367
1991707
19921,002
1993788
1994522
1995666
19961,360
19972,601
1998964
1999770
2000701
20011,432
2002795
20031,024
2004638
20051,227
20061,184
20071,540
2008663
2009680
2010816
20111,498
20121,216
2013703
2014545
2015786
2016570
2017594
20182,118
2019865
2020523
2021590
20222,410
20231,652
2024370
2025333
2026849

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-12).