Weather Records on 20 January 2002

666 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 2002. Highest significance: Addison, US.

Key Facts for 20 January 2002

On 20 January 2002, 666 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
292 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 650 daily.
Addison set a daily record snowfall of 16.0 cm (6.3 in) on 20 January 2002.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

666 stations

666 station records on 20 January 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Addison	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boise Air Terminal	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport Lock 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heflin	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Obregon	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pudino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zortman	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Essex Fells Svc Bldg	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Niederelbert	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toliman	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kolpasevo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Candor 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Max	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huailai	China	Record high minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Caltepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Obluce	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
East London	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hightower	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oconaluftee	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hailun	China	Record high minimum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Teuschnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nochistlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lainio	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gaffney 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Tule	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Koror	Palau	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arhara	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

666 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 155, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 137, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 231, Heaviest daily snowfall 71, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 20 January 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	155
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	137
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	71
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 20 January 2002 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 650.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

518 broken records

Margins by which the 518 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 2002

Top 20 records on 20 January 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 2002	Addison, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2002	Berea College, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2002	Armagh, GB	daily high max	12.7 C (54.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	148 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2002	Barkhamsted, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2002	Mtn Lake, US	monthly high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2002	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2002	Elmira, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2002	Boise Air Terminal, US	monthly snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	3.5 cm (1.4 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2002	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2002	Soldier Summit, US	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2002	Lockport Lock 2, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2002	Corning, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2002	Arrowrock Dam, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2002	Lenoir City, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2002	Graham 2 ENE, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 2002	Warren, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 2002	Heflin, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 2002	Manuel Avila Camacho, MX	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	75 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 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)
20 January 2002	Pudino, RU	daily high min	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	71 years	32 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 666 records.

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

Records on 01-20 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1804	2
1820	1
1844	1
1850	1
1858	2
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1872	1
1874	4
1875	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	5
1881	4
1885	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	12
1900	15
1901	11
1902	5
1903	4
1904	14
1905	2
1906	25
1907	26
1908	9
1909	30
1910	11
1911	3
1912	7
1913	44
1914	57
1915	153
1916	34
1917	123
1918	71
1919	28
1920	103
1921	45
1922	86
1923	41
1924	298
1925	181
1926	110
1927	381
1928	383
1929	203
1930	540
1931	90
1932	139
1933	441
1934	118
1935	904
1936	602
1937	1,041
1938	219
1939	238
1940	1,147
1941	214
1942	979
1943	1,002
1944	568
1945	302
1946	487
1947	534
1948	422
1949	429
1950	653
1951	958
1952	386
1953	476
1954	791
1955	278
1956	906
1957	349
1958	494
1959	603
1960	329
1961	641
1962	1,162
1963	921
1964	567
1965	283
1966	634
1967	556
1968	1,096
1969	859
1970	1,301
1971	936
1972	823
1973	450
1974	978
1975	688
1976	848
1977	997
1978	1,669
1979	1,158
1980	423
1981	823
1982	958
1983	847
1984	1,957
1985	2,188
1986	1,327
1987	1,063
1988	1,637
1989	955
1990	1,257
1991	562
1992	493
1993	1,327
1994	2,035
1995	1,136
1996	851
1997	658
1998	576
1999	1,368
2000	1,132
2001	667
2002	666
2003	732
2004	451
2005	1,335
2006	1,395
2007	2,143
2008	1,366
2009	738
2010	986
2011	731
2012	848
2013	432
2014	480
2015	413
2016	726
2017	1,370
2018	634
2019	722
2020	498
2021	375
2022	346
2023	778
2024	841
2025	1,597
2026	193

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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	500
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1