Weather Records on 16 January 2002

605 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 2002. Highest significance: Lansing, US.

Key Facts for 16 January 2002

On 16 January 2002, 605 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
356 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 585 daily.
Lansing set a monthly record daily precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 16 January 2002.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

605 stations

605 station records on 16 January 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lansing	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Blue Earth	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bredbo (Bredbo Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Snowball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saigo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Batemans Bay - Buckenbowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Raoul Isl/Kermadec	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sells	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tathra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwell Point Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iwakuni	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Windang Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rookwood (Hawthorne Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Asosan	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buctzotz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Iwakuni	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lingling	China	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Miyazaki	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record low minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bijsk Zonalnaja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bermagui South (Young Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oberviechtach	Germany	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ueno	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bingham 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Los Alamos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Miyazaki	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tanegashima	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shimizu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yongan	China	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tokushima	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Brazos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Soljanka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kyzyl-Ozek	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prachuap Khiri Khan	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Belfast	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalumburu Mission	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.8 C (103.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

605 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 206, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 150, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 130, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 16 January 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	206
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	150
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 16 January 2002 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 585.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

495 broken records

Margins by which the 495 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 2002

Top 20 records on 16 January 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 2002	Lansing, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 years	76 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2002	Blue Earth, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2002	Windom, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2002	Berry Masonic Village, AU	daily rain	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2002	Bredbo (Bredbo Station), AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2002	Snowball, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2002	Saigo, JP	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2002	San Simon, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	86 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2002	Narooma Rvcp, AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2002	East London, ZA	daily low min	7.7 C (45.9 F)	6.9 C (12.4 F)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2002	Carrizozo 1SW, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2002	Kiama Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2002	Batemans Bay - Buckenbowra, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2002	Raoul Isl/Kermadec, NZ	daily high max	29.9 C (85.8 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2002	Sells, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2002	Tathra Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2002	Nelligen (Thule Road), AU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2002	Cobargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2002	Pomeroy, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2002	Greenwell Point Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 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 605 records.

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

Records on 01-16 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	1
1804	1
1818	1
1820	2
1826	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	3
1847	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	2
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1875	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	4
1886	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	8
1895	5
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	17
1900	1
1901	1
1902	5
1904	6
1905	22
1906	26
1907	17
1908	14
1909	19
1910	21
1911	15
1912	38
1913	52
1914	16
1915	29
1916	28
1917	30
1918	89
1919	50
1920	249
1921	36
1922	29
1923	47
1924	277
1925	237
1926	69
1927	250
1928	327
1929	130
1930	680
1931	160
1932	605
1933	343
1934	99
1935	426
1936	349
1937	186
1938	549
1939	539
1940	284
1941	601
1942	585
1943	628
1944	252
1945	434
1946	430
1947	597
1948	299
1949	933
1950	855
1951	679
1952	614
1953	1,040
1954	882
1955	318
1956	519
1957	795
1958	459
1959	462
1960	349
1961	864
1962	387
1963	996
1964	577
1965	910
1966	464
1967	516
1968	536
1969	630
1970	729
1971	628
1972	1,724
1973	1,134
1974	1,957
1975	717
1976	593
1977	1,430
1978	1,399
1979	1,043
1980	965
1981	815
1982	1,121
1983	759
1984	1,376
1985	846
1986	785
1987	1,465
1988	597
1989	835
1990	1,692
1991	897
1992	1,150
1993	1,351
1994	2,003
1995	1,381
1996	995
1997	1,016
1998	884
1999	816
2000	1,073
2001	753
2002	605
2003	691
2004	1,446
2005	654
2006	746
2007	1,962
2008	777
2009	1,328
2010	739
2011	996
2012	569
2013	990
2014	534
2015	424
2016	453
2017	1,104
2018	1,045
2019	512
2020	1,098
2021	544
2022	576
2023	646
2024	2,400
2025	684
2026	506

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Data for records on 2002-01-16: 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 25	469
25 to 50	14
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1