Weather Records on 14 January 2002

1,010 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 2002. Highest significance: Dalton, US.

Key Facts for 14 January 2002

On 14 January 2002, 1,010 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
614 were record highs and 164 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 964 daily.
Dalton set a monthly record daily precipitation of 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 14 January 2002.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

1,010 stations

1,010 station records on 14 January 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dalton	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Blue Earth	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Brazzaville	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Julia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Tlalnepantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cuernavaca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomer	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haeju	Korea, North	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tulihe	China	Record high minimum temperature	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uliastai	China	Record high maximum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uliastai	China	Record high minimum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Skwentna	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hohhot	China	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Apaseo El Alto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pojarkovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lethebrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Qiqihar	China	Record high minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hailun	China	Record high minimum temperature	-13.7 C (7.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hami	China	Record high minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Abag Qi	China	Record high minimum temperature	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nancheng	China	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lerma	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Piedras Blancas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zhangwu	China	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Qingdao	China	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zunyi	China	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guilin	China	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dachen Dao	China	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Incheon	Korea, South	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
East London	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fairchild Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Julia	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Libres (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Koolatah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bijie	China	Record high maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zhijiang	China	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,010 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 235, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 379, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 14 January 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	235
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	379
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 14 January 2002 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 46, daily 964.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

831 broken records

Margins by which the 831 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 2002

Top 20 records on 14 January 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 2002	Dalton, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 years	71 of 100 (Major)
14 January 2002	Blue Earth, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 January 2002	Brazzaville, CG	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2002	New Salem 5NW, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	7.8 cm (3.1 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2002	Santa Julia, MX	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2002	Weston 1 E, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2002	Pitea, SE	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2002	Neillsville 3ESE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2002	Pitea, SE	daily high max	7.6 C (45.7 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2002	Manati 2 E, PR	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	83 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2002	Borzja, RU	daily high min	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2002	Harnosand, SE	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2002	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2002	Harnosand, SE	daily high max	7.5 C (45.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2002	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily high max	6.5 C (43.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2002	Turgaj, KZ	daily high min	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	99 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2002	San Francisco Tlalnepantla, MX	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2002	Wheaton, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	79 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2002	Cuernavaca, MX	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2002	Stephan 2 NW, US	daily high min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	36 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 1,010 records.

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

Records on 01-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1799	1
1839	1
1852	1
1858	1
1864	3
1866	1
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1878	3
1881	3
1884	2
1885	1
1889	2
1890	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	1
1902	4
1903	2
1904	25
1905	18
1906	10
1907	12
1908	9
1909	23
1910	79
1911	53
1912	53
1913	6
1914	63
1915	36
1916	17
1917	63
1918	134
1919	35
1920	66
1921	74
1922	31
1923	120
1924	48
1925	261
1926	69
1927	119
1928	626
1929	244
1930	713
1931	92
1932	1,117
1933	82
1934	163
1935	253
1936	134
1937	536
1938	425
1939	198
1940	484
1941	481
1942	385
1943	603
1944	489
1945	481
1946	292
1947	497
1948	435
1949	355
1950	930
1951	533
1952	813
1953	629
1954	404
1955	293
1956	397
1957	796
1958	296
1959	243
1960	905
1961	414
1962	485
1963	1,887
1964	1,313
1965	486
1966	300
1967	436
1968	1,198
1969	904
1970	549
1971	706
1972	1,467
1973	645
1974	1,194
1975	718
1976	585
1977	747
1978	859
1979	1,883
1980	1,162
1981	1,042
1982	1,642
1983	685
1984	876
1985	1,211
1986	580
1987	1,305
1988	917
1989	872
1990	588
1991	542
1992	1,143
1993	1,474
1994	1,112
1995	2,049
1996	1,472
1997	1,769
1998	863
1999	754
2000	804
2001	1,140
2002	1,010
2003	524
2004	1,162
2005	1,337
2006	878
2007	2,533
2008	457
2009	841
2010	644
2011	1,565
2012	415
2013	1,618
2014	452
2015	634
2016	434
2017	801
2018	601
2019	349
2020	823
2021	677
2022	529
2023	808
2024	2,058
2025	387
2026	1,202

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Data for records on 2002-01-14: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	814
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1