Weather Records on 18 January 2002

554 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 2002. Highest significance: Houston, US.

Key Facts for 18 January 2002

On 18 January 2002, 554 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
281 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 544 daily.
Houston set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 18 January 2002.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

554 stations

554 station records on 18 January 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Houston	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Clay City 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo Intl AP 87	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goominglah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Centenario	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bunker 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Frenchburg 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Obregon	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bodallin South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwood 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
"Kageon" Dawes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Sauz	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gilroy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Surigao	Philippines	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
East London	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Faskally	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carfax	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yangjiang	China	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oberviechtach	Germany	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cuimato	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Festus	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yantumara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rodeo (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tlaxco	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Florida	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nochistlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Raoul Isl/Kermadec	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ruidoso	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Teuschnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
La Red	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtayutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Caltepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buctzotz	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nieves	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nizhneangarsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Benmara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dalbeg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
General Cepeda	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtepeji	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Balagansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Turij Rog	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Upington Agr.	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cobb	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Lambert Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

554 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 193, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 145, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 18 January 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	193
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 18 January 2002 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 544.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

417 broken records

Margins by which the 417 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

18 January 2002

Top 20 records on 18 January 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 2002	Houston, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	106 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2002	Clay City 1 WNW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2002	Ashton 1N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	103 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2002	Munfordville 5 NW, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2002	Chilly Barton Flat, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2002	Hilo Intl AP 87, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2002	Goominglah, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2002	Saint Anthony, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2002	Presa Centenario, MX	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2002	Bunker 4N, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2002	Xochitlan Todos Santos, MX	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	58 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2002	Newton Rigg, GB	daily high max	11.9 C (53.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	86 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2002	Hillsboro, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	63 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2002	Frenchburg 2 W, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	59 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2002	Manuel Avila Camacho, MX	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	75 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2002	Villa Obregon, MX	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	58 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2002	Manchester 4 W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2002	Bodallin South, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2002	Rockwood 2, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2002	Rochester Ferry, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	47 years	30 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 554 records.

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

Records on 01-18 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1804	2
1809	1
1828	2
1834	2
1838	2
1841	1
1844	1
1845	1
1849	1
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	4
1877	1
1879	1
1883	1
1886	2
1887	2
1889	4
1890	1
1891	2
1893	5
1894	8
1895	3
1896	7
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	4
1902	1
1903	2
1904	21
1905	16
1906	30
1907	8
1908	15
1909	5
1910	50
1911	101
1912	5
1913	58
1914	30
1915	57
1916	53
1917	53
1918	65
1919	38
1920	109
1921	72
1922	28
1923	166
1924	62
1925	188
1926	233
1927	233
1928	451
1929	588
1930	951
1931	235
1932	221
1933	343
1934	136
1935	400
1936	385
1937	475
1938	194
1939	285
1940	1,364
1941	277
1942	617
1943	1,380
1944	589
1945	363
1946	1,142
1947	290
1948	717
1949	664
1950	1,184
1951	748
1952	440
1953	444
1954	347
1955	487
1956	387
1957	830
1958	345
1959	613
1960	561
1961	287
1962	652
1963	478
1964	302
1965	537
1966	369
1967	523
1968	508
1969	616
1970	796
1971	953
1972	729
1973	1,334
1974	1,077
1975	822
1976	835
1977	2,053
1978	1,365
1979	997
1980	517
1981	1,072
1982	1,267
1983	581
1984	1,630
1985	536
1986	1,359
1987	1,419
1988	825
1989	679
1990	1,536
1991	612
1992	718
1993	1,383
1994	2,673
1995	907
1996	2,155
1997	1,026
1998	887
1999	909
2000	1,141
2001	639
2002	554
2003	826
2004	662
2005	807
2006	1,229
2007	2,059
2008	947
2009	682
2010	720
2011	755
2012	914
2013	709
2014	442
2015	527
2016	599
2017	799
2018	1,033
2019	490
2020	932
2021	371
2022	423
2023	941
2024	1,075
2025	987
2026	350

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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 25	379
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	1