Weather Records on 24 January 2002

1,724 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 2002. Highest significance: Poplar Bluff, US.

Key Facts for 24 January 2002

On 24 January 2002, 1,724 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
946 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 110 monthly and 1,614 daily.
Poplar Bluff set a daily record precipitation of 110.7 mm (4.4 in) on 24 January 2002.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

1,724 stations

1,724 station records on 24 January 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Joutsa Mieskonmaki Saynatniemi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pertunmaa Laukkala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kangasniemi Kirkonkyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gallipolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mietoinen Saari	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lammi Kostila	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ockelbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Springs Agric Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dewar 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood Leflore AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brownfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dermott 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Norrsundet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ozone	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mikkeli Otava	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nousiainen Koljola	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville McAlpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pirlangimpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.7 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sebree 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Joutsa Mieskonmaki Kala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gest Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ajaccio	France	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Consuelo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,724 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 441, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 505, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 610, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 24 January 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	441
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	505
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	610
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 24 January 2002 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 110, daily 1,614.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,418 broken records

Margins by which the 1,418 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 2002

Top 20 records on 24 January 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 2002	Poplar Bluff, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2002	Doniphan, US	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	72 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2002	Lewisburg Exp STN, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2002	Joutsa Mieskonmaki Saynatniemi, FI	monthly rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2002	Pertunmaa Laukkala, FI	monthly rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2002	Kangasniemi Kirkonkyla, FI	monthly rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2002	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2002	Gallipolis, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2002	Arkansas City, US	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	116 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2002	Crossville Ed & Rsch STN, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2002	Tell City, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2002	Kingston, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2002	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2002	Mietoinen Saari, FI	monthly rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2002	Lammi Kostila, FI	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2002	Ockelbo, SE	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2002	Monterey, US	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2002	Dixon Springs Agric Ctr, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2002	Bloomfield, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2002	Dewar 2 NE, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	49 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 1,724 records.

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

Records on 01-24 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1800	1
1817	1
1823	2
1828	2
1834	2
1845	1
1846	1
1849	1
1855	1
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	15
1897	2
1899	7
1900	4
1901	2
1902	7
1903	6
1904	11
1905	8
1906	20
1907	24
1908	12
1909	69
1910	20
1911	11
1912	11
1913	27
1914	27
1915	30
1916	28
1917	63
1918	52
1919	55
1920	34
1921	45
1922	89
1923	78
1924	116
1925	67
1926	100
1927	172
1928	215
1929	396
1930	639
1931	436
1932	245
1933	605
1934	361
1935	731
1936	1,085
1937	600
1938	545
1939	198
1940	827
1941	987
1942	634
1943	715
1944	634
1945	130
1946	355
1947	788
1948	1,257
1949	1,123
1950	1,342
1951	466
1952	383
1953	815
1954	368
1955	536
1956	366
1957	305
1958	381
1959	702
1960	348
1961	508
1962	478
1963	1,710
1964	461
1965	537
1966	553
1967	1,249
1968	711
1969	1,049
1970	834
1971	534
1972	756
1973	472
1974	636
1975	523
1976	631
1977	532
1978	1,427
1979	1,436
1980	782
1981	1,324
1982	759
1983	786
1984	677
1985	583
1986	415
1987	842
1988	766
1989	673
1990	929
1991	1,034
1992	894
1993	1,433
1994	634
1995	578
1996	1,150
1997	822
1998	524
1999	1,745
2000	1,135
2001	750
2002	1,724
2003	1,485
2004	719
2005	1,078
2006	928
2007	1,136
2008	973
2009	1,046
2010	1,225
2011	810
2012	503
2013	769
2014	926
2015	617
2016	887
2017	958
2018	721
2019	627
2020	789
2021	517
2022	434
2023	657
2024	1,018
2025	715
2026	1,625

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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	1,348
25 to 50	54
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1