Weather Records on 17 January 2002

505 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 2002. Highest significance: Houston, US.

Key Facts for 17 January 2002

On 17 January 2002, 505 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
284 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 491 daily.
Houston set a daily record snowfall of 5.1 cm (2.0 in) on 17 January 2002.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

505 stations

505 station records on 17 January 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Houston	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Obregon	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bath	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alamogordo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwood 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Union de Tula	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orlinga	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oberviechtach	Germany	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Verhnjaja Gutara	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karam	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bjorheim I Ryfylke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Traveston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nizhneudinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nizhneudinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
East London	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
White Sands Natl Mon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McGrath AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McGrath AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brooweena Lahey St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Silverpeak	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Teuschnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Toliman	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bogucany	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tulun	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lenghu	China	Record high minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minqin	China	Record high minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dubrovnik	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huejucar (Obs)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Espita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Soljanka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bolotnoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Inga	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rubcovsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prachuap Khiri Khan	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Readstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bachu	China	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Leona Vicario	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kazachinskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

505 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 139, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 17 January 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	139
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 17 January 2002 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 491.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

391 broken records

Margins by which the 391 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 2002

Top 20 records on 17 January 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 2002	Houston, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	106 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2002	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	111 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2002	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2002	Villa Obregon, MX	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2002	Yreka, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2002	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	68 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2002	Bath, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2002	Chilly Barton Flat, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2002	Alamogordo, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	72 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 2002	Mtn Park, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	67 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 2002	Rockwood 2, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 2002	Union de Tula, MX	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 2002	Ciudad Santos, MX	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 2002	Orlinga, RU	daily high max	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 2002	Beloit, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 2002	Oberviechtach, DE	daily snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	39 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 2002	Verhnjaja Gutara, RU	daily high min	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	56 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 2002	Kirensk, RU	daily high max	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	56 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 2002	Karam, RU	daily high max	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	56 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 2002	Bloemfontein Airpor, ZA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	66 years	28 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 505 records.

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

Records on 01-17 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	2
1802	1
1804	1
1805	2
1809	1
1812	1
1820	1
1826	2
1828	1
1838	2
1845	3
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1893	5
1894	5
1895	3
1896	4
1897	6
1899	5
1900	5
1901	1
1902	4
1903	3
1904	9
1905	2
1906	19
1907	38
1908	10
1909	13
1910	21
1911	49
1912	8
1913	66
1914	13
1915	19
1916	47
1917	32
1918	37
1919	45
1920	148
1921	70
1922	25
1923	122
1924	278
1925	184
1926	118
1927	144
1928	309
1929	118
1930	942
1931	130
1932	489
1933	203
1934	120
1935	444
1936	377
1937	196
1938	323
1939	375
1940	566
1941	644
1942	601
1943	1,086
1944	333
1945	511
1946	1,089
1947	354
1948	613
1949	566
1950	731
1951	535
1952	773
1953	531
1954	632
1955	303
1956	431
1957	1,040
1958	555
1959	760
1960	657
1961	537
1962	625
1963	537
1964	450
1965	1,180
1966	275
1967	423
1968	400
1969	526
1970	931
1971	871
1972	884
1973	1,147
1974	1,327
1975	647
1976	717
1977	2,352
1978	1,458
1979	1,182
1980	601
1981	821
1982	1,899
1983	592
1984	888
1985	988
1986	848
1987	1,375
1988	751
1989	745
1990	1,986
1991	776
1992	958
1993	1,685
1994	1,805
1995	1,186
1996	1,353
1997	791
1998	832
1999	775
2000	1,060
2001	744
2002	505
2003	764
2004	1,245
2005	682
2006	1,055
2007	1,911
2008	1,114
2009	851
2010	876
2011	972
2012	847
2013	643
2014	548
2015	489
2016	458
2017	1,002
2018	1,273
2019	582
2020	828
2021	375
2022	1,023
2023	808
2024	1,585
2025	586
2026	369

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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 20	360
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	4