Weather Records on 15 January 2002

775 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 2002. Highest significance: Castlewood, US.

Key Facts for 15 January 2002

On 15 January 2002, 775 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
469 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 734 daily.
Castlewood set a monthly record daily precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 15 January 2002.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

775 stations

775 station records on 15 January 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Castlewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Middleburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Devils Twr #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Doongin Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls Hydro	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zhijiang	China	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lingling	China	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palos Altos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quondong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Birobidzhan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lysekil_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boodjerakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zunyi	China	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beerfelden	Germany	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mombasa	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anqing	China	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Incheon	Korea, South	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Loma Fina	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
East London	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ganzhou	China	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jingdezhen	China	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Qu Xian	China	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Split Marjan	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Raoul Isl/Kermadec	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huerta Vieja	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Marquesa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Himeji	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hohhot	China	Record high minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nancheng	China	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nanping	China	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oberviechtach	Germany	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Desoto City 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burracoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shaoguan	China	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yonago	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sukumo	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Miguel Hidalgo Y Costil	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kyzyl-Ozek	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yulin	China	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lushi	China	Record high minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yongan	China	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tirschenreuth-Lodermuhl	Germany	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kanazawa	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tottori	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hirado	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Tepetitlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wauchula	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

775 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 197, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 272, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 15 January 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	197
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	272
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 15 January 2002 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 41, daily 734.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

667 broken records

Margins by which the 667 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 2002

Top 20 records on 15 January 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 2002	Castlewood, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	78 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2002	Middleburg, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	75 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2002	Devils Twr #2, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2002	Black Lake, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2002	Doongin Peak, AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2002	Big Falls Hydro, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2002	Lichinga, MZ	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2002	Ft Grant, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2002	Tobolsk, RU	daily high min	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2002	Zhijiang, CN	daily high max	25.7 C (78.3 F)	9.6 C (17.3 F)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2002	Lingling, CN	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2002	Palos Altos, MX	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2002	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2002	Mather 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2002	Quondong, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2002	Birobidzhan, RU	daily high max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2002	Lysekil_D, SE	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2002	Boodjerakine, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 2002	Zunyi, CN	daily high max	19.3 C (66.7 F)	8.1 C (14.6 F)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 2002	Beerfelden, DE	daily snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	60 years	34 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2002. 2002 had 775 records.

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

Records on 01-15 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	2
1820	2
1838	1
1845	3
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	7
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	5
1898	1
1899	10
1900	3
1901	10
1902	7
1903	1
1904	11
1905	22
1906	23
1907	12
1908	5
1909	29
1910	78
1911	14
1912	28
1913	10
1914	27
1915	67
1916	26
1917	35
1918	241
1919	39
1920	79
1921	55
1922	19
1923	48
1924	43
1925	398
1926	41
1927	406
1928	410
1929	151
1930	581
1931	156
1932	1,069
1933	241
1934	101
1935	218
1936	230
1937	587
1938	679
1939	234
1940	265
1941	376
1942	402
1943	613
1944	348
1945	417
1946	333
1947	604
1948	738
1949	727
1950	963
1951	577
1952	665
1953	1,193
1954	515
1955	273
1956	531
1957	790
1958	453
1959	261
1960	707
1961	740
1962	660
1963	1,422
1964	829
1965	643
1966	437
1967	518
1968	812
1969	989
1970	406
1971	600
1972	1,748
1973	753
1974	1,663
1975	744
1976	517
1977	773
1978	951
1979	1,441
1980	901
1981	671
1982	1,187
1983	756
1984	1,121
1985	1,022
1986	515
1987	1,124
1988	742
1989	880
1990	829
1991	748
1992	1,159
1993	1,121
1994	1,465
1995	1,808
1996	1,199
1997	1,330
1998	855
1999	1,159
2000	1,020
2001	929
2002	775
2003	586
2004	1,371
2005	727
2006	767
2007	2,717
2008	629
2009	1,125
2010	820
2011	943
2012	476
2013	1,132
2014	507
2015	479
2016	597
2017	988
2018	916
2019	339
2020	1,330
2021	717
2022	593
2023	672
2024	2,651
2025	439
2026	683

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	647
25 to 50	10
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1