Weather Records on 22 January 2001

462 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 2001. Highest significance: Lake Lynn, US.

Key Facts for 22 January 2001

On 22 January 2001, 462 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
183 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 455 daily.
Lake Lynn set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 22 January 2001.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

462 stations

462 station records on 22 January 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Lynn	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conowingo Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrs Creek 6 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belltower	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cuautla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Faskally	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anfa	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dzibalchen	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino Lagunas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Flemingsburg 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Astatla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Brazos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Valerio Trujano	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nouasseur	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palizada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Harbour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jomo Kenyatta Intl	Kenya	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tapanatepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paraiso	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Essex Fells Svc Bldg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney Airport AMO	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
El Sabino	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago Tamazola	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Becanchen	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glenn Dale Bell STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Khon Kaen	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Gap	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port-Gentil	Gabon	Record low maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yeneka	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
El Palote	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Telixtlahuaca	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Soledad de Graciano	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
El Cuyo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Milford	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tlanchinol (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Danxho	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Real de Guerrero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kolguev Severnyi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nakanno	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orogrande	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zaltbommel	Netherlands	Record snow depth	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heiloo	Netherlands	Record snow depth	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gernsheim-Allmendfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hines Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zegveld	Netherlands	Record snow depth	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nye #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eisleben-Helfta	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

462 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 43, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 56.

Records on 22 January 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	43
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	56

Records on 22 January 2001 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 455.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

302 broken records

Margins by which the 302 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 2001

Top 20 records on 22 January 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 2001	Lake Lynn, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2001	Greeley, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2001	Conowingo Dam, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2001	Kerrs Creek 6 WNW, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2001	Belltower, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2001	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2001	Cuautla (Smn), MX	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2001	Faskally, GB	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2001	Anfa, MA	daily high max	24.6 C (76.3 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2001	Dzibalchen, MX	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2001	Manuel Avila Camacho, MX	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	71 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2001	Santa Maria del Monte, MX	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2001	San Bernardino Lagunas, MX	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2001	Flemingsburg 2 N, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	53 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2001	Astatla, MX	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2001	Tres Brazos, MX	all-time low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	0 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2001	Viroqua, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	19 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2001	Presa Valerio Trujano, MX	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2001	Songkhla, TH	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2001	Nouasseur, MA	daily high max	24.1 C (75.4 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	41 years	26 of 100 (Routine)

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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2001. 2001 had 462 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	1,484
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 2026-10-14 (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 50	287
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1