Weather Records on 7 January 2002

1,296 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 2002. Highest significance: Dillalah, AU.

Key Facts for 7 January 2002

On 7 January 2002, 1,296 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
564 were record highs and 204 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 1,241 daily.
Dillalah set an all-time record daily precipitation of 132.0 mm (5.2 in) on 7 January 2002.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

1,296 stations

1,296 station records on 7 January 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dillalah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Brewerton Lock 23	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Susquehanna	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mungallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yarronvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cheepie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record low minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kandos Cement Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wansey Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yeoval Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mumbil (Burrendong Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison Gulch Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Troy L&D	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Flemingsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beavertown 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.8 cm (14.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
West Sand Lake 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Angeles	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dingwall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oberviechtach	Germany	Record snow depth	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harlem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,296 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 293, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 271, Lowest daily minimum 132, Heaviest daily rainfall 333, Heaviest daily snowfall 139, Deepest snow cover 56.

Records on 7 January 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	293
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	271
Lowest daily minimum	132
Heaviest daily rainfall	333
Heaviest daily snowfall	139
Deepest snow cover	56

Records on 7 January 2002 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 50, daily 1,241.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,065 broken records

Margins by which the 1,065 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 290.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 2002

Top 20 records on 7 January 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 2002	Dillalah, AU	all-time rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	70 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2002	Brewerton Lock 23, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2002	State College, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2002	Delhi 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2002	Susquehanna, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2002	Lowan Hills, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2002	Mungallala, AU	daily rain	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	78 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2002	Yarronvale, AU	daily rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2002	Bremerton, US	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2002	Cheepie Post Office, AU	all-time rain	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2002	Glenorie, AU	daily rain	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2002	Waverley Downs, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2002	Madras/Minambakkam, IN	all-time low min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2002	Liberty 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	94 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2002	Kandos Cement Works, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2002	Greenville, US	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2002	Elizabethtown, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2002	Wansey Downs, AU	monthly rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2002	Renovo, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2002	Rylstone (Ilford Rd), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	48 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

1826 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 2002. 2002 had 1,296 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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	955
50 to 100	63
100 to 150	22
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	9
250 to 300	4