Weather Records on 12 January 2002

1,011 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 2002. Highest significance: Las Fraguas, MX.

Key Facts for 12 January 2002

On 12 January 2002, 1,011 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
590 were record highs and 124 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 963 daily.
Las Fraguas set a monthly record daily precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 12 January 2002.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

1,011 stations

1,011 station records on 12 January 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Las Fraguas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Balcon Diablo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Palo Alto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jaral de Berrios	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sarh	Chad	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Los Conos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Utgard	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Helen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nuevo Valle Moreno	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atemajac de Brizuela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Comanja de Corona	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cuautla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jocotepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Novillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Sabino	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nambour Dpi	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Hidalgo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flamingo Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Abasolo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ajojucar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Duquesa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Batan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Presa El Niagara	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hacienda de Arriba	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pendzhikent	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Venado	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Changde	China	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pabellon Campo Experimental	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Obregon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kenmac Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Rumney (Mount Rumney Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bria	Central African Republic	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arellano	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,011 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 315, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 275, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 278, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 12 January 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	315
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	275
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	278
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 12 January 2002 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 42, daily 963.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

849 broken records

Margins by which the 849 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 2002

Top 20 records on 12 January 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 2002	Las Fraguas, MX	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2002	Balcon Diablo, MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2002	Palo Alto, MX	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2002	Jaral de Berrios, MX	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2002	Sarh, TD	all-time low min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2002	Los Conos, MX	monthly rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2002	Utgard, NO	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2002	Glen Helen, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2002	Manuel Avila Camacho, MX	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2002	Chilly Barton Flat, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2002	Lunawanna, AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2002	Nuevo Valle Moreno, MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2002	Atemajac de Brizuela, MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2002	Comanja de Corona, MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2002	Cuautla (Smn), MX	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2002	Xochitlan Todos Santos, MX	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2002	Jocotepec, MX	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2002	Tot-Ma, RU	daily high min	0.9 C (33.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2002	East London, ZA	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2002	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high max	11.2 C (52.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	110 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2002. 2002 had 1,011 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	525
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	1,199
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 2026-10-14 (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	839
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1