Weather Records on 19 January 2002

712 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 2002. Highest significance: Richland, US.

Key Facts for 19 January 2002

On 19 January 2002, 712 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
346 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 690 daily.
Richland set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 19 January 2002.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

712 stations

712 station records on 19 January 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Richland	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kaumana 88.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keene 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rough Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Binghamton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Branchland 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paulina	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Herkimer	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville 7 SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mechanicsville 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nambi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington Swg Pl	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wiluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haddam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bradfordsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clendenin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chapman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hodgenville Lincoln P	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bunker 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waiakea Scd 88.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Booylgoo Spring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bardstown 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 4ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Frenchburg 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericktown 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Esquel Aero	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Centenario	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Upington Agr.	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dalecarlia Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

712 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 244, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 135, Heaviest daily snowfall 145, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 19 January 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	244
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	145
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 19 January 2002 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 690.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

537 broken records

Margins by which the 537 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 2002

Top 20 records on 19 January 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 2002	Richland, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2002	Waterville 2, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2002	Bloomfield, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2002	Kaumana 88.1, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2002	Keene 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2002	Galway, IE	monthly rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	77 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2002	Paintsville 1E, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2002	Rough Rvr Lake, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2002	Binghamton, US	daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2002	Brockton, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	106 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2002	Asheboro 2 W, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2002	Albion, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2002	Mt Holly 4 NE, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2002	Ashland, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2002	Branchland 1 N, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2002	Cet Central England, GB	daily high max	12.7 C (54.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	103 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2002	Paulina, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 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)
19 January 2002	Herkimer, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2002	San Miguel Ejutla, MX	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	76 years	37 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

1796 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2002. 2002 had 712 records.

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

Records on 01-19 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1800	1
1804	1
1822	1
1838	1
1843	1
1849	1
1853	1
1855	1
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	2
1871	1
1873	2
1874	2
1875	6
1876	5
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	1
1893	5
1894	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	7
1899	17
1900	8
1901	6
1902	5
1903	11
1904	26
1905	6
1906	6
1907	30
1908	7
1909	11
1910	37
1911	16
1912	11
1913	6
1914	39
1915	101
1916	46
1917	102
1918	66
1919	17
1920	116
1921	53
1922	45
1923	81
1924	141
1925	228
1926	190
1927	223
1928	526
1929	444
1930	617
1931	240
1932	160
1933	479
1934	147
1935	634
1936	777
1937	1,019
1938	361
1939	221
1940	1,781
1941	285
1942	471
1943	1,183
1944	452
1945	334
1946	850
1947	253
1948	540
1949	704
1950	1,044
1951	748
1952	704
1953	421
1954	276
1955	375
1956	457
1957	389
1958	627
1959	439
1960	368
1961	373
1962	1,086
1963	961
1964	327
1965	349
1966	583
1967	532
1968	759
1969	669
1970	1,128
1971	1,056
1972	636
1973	677
1974	964
1975	662
1976	846
1977	1,566
1978	953
1979	1,535
1980	656
1981	1,054
1982	776
1983	548
1984	1,499
1985	606
1986	1,737
1987	1,321
1988	1,377
1989	999
1990	1,356
1991	542
1992	757
1993	900
1994	2,752
1995	1,036
1996	1,824
1997	817
1998	784
1999	1,081
2000	1,061
2001	854
2002	712
2003	692
2004	813
2005	974
2006	1,418
2007	1,917
2008	1,731
2009	817
2010	814
2011	595
2012	1,133
2013	583
2014	489
2015	432
2016	682
2017	886
2018	622
2019	478
2020	428
2021	462
2022	456
2023	1,340
2024	828
2025	1,266
2026	293

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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 50	472
50 to 100	51
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1