Weather Records on 12 January 2001

575 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 2001. Highest significance: Bowman, US.

Key Facts for 12 January 2001

On 12 January 2001, 575 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
210 were record highs and 140 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 554 daily.
Bowman set a monthly record daily precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 12 January 2001.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

575 stations

575 station records on 12 January 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Walnut Canyon Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bryce Canyon Np Hqrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bryce Canyon Np Hqrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chicxulub Puerto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Allen's Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Valley - Carvers	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wikieup	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Snowshoe Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ventura	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Unity	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zhangwu	China	Record low minimum temperature	-34.7 C (-30.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Valerio Trujano	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pyongyang Intl	Korea, North	Record low minimum temperature	-26.5 C (-15.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Yeche	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quemado	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snowball Rch	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tongliao	China	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Jack Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gibraltar Dam #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tequesquitengo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cachuma Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ephraim	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Price Blm	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kyra	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-25.1 C (-13.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nezperce	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Intricate Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Diablo Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Armavir	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

575 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 148, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 12 January 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 12 January 2001 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 15, daily 554.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

457 broken records

Margins by which the 457 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 2001

Top 20 records on 12 January 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 2001	Bowman, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	68 years	78 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2001	Walnut Canyon Nm, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	47 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2001	Williams, US	daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2001	Boonville 1S, US	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	102 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2001	Bryce Canyon Np Hqrs, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2001	Flagstaff AP, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	102 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2001	Bryce Canyon Np Hqrs, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2001	Chicxulub Puerto, MX	monthly rain	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2001	Castle Dale, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2001	Allen's Rch, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2001	Smoky Valley - Carvers, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2001	Lissadell, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	94 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2001	Hayward Rs, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2001	Makaweli 965, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2001	Anderson Wtr Wks, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2001	Ferron, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2001	Boulder, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2001	Wikieup, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2001	Panguitch, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	82 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2001	Vernal, US	daily high min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	103 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

1794 to 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2001. 2001 had 575 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	423
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	3
350 to 400	1