Weather Records on 25 January 2002

1,074 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 2002. Highest significance: Bastrop, US.

Key Facts for 25 January 2002

On 25 January 2002, 1,074 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
553 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 78 monthly and 995 daily.
Bastrop set a daily record precipitation of 99.3 mm (3.9 in) on 25 January 2002.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

1,074 stations

1,074 station records on 25 January 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bastrop	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Haleyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Aanekoski Kalaniemi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
New Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sterlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun City	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Campeche (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Raahe Pattijoki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jalapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eudora	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shasta Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Man	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Creek Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Siilinjarvi Kuopion Lentoasema	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Batlow (Halloween)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vaiden 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winona 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Macuspana (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,074 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 320, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 233, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 414, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 25 January 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	320
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	233
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	414
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 25 January 2002 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 78, daily 995.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

877 broken records

Margins by which the 877 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 2002

Top 20 records on 25 January 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 2002	Bastrop, US	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	106 years	71 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2002	Haleyville, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2002	Aanekoski Kalaniemi, FI	monthly rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2002	Stoneville Exp STN, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2002	Gerringong (Mayflower Village), AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	103 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2002	Bremerton, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	82 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2002	Farmerville, US	monthly rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2002	Water Valley, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	106 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2002	New Albany, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2002	Newport, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	82 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2002	Arcadia, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2002	Sterlington, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2002	Batesville, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2002	Manildra (Hazeldale), AU	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2002	Decorah, US	monthly high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	105 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2002	Calhoun City, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2002	Escarcega (Smn), MX	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2002	Campeche (Dge), MX	monthly rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2002	Elkhorn, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	103 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2002	Raahe Pattijoki, FI	monthly rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	13 years	47 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

1795 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2002. 2002 had 1,074 records.

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

Records on 01-25 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	2
1813	1
1823	3
1834	2
1845	1
1846	2
1849	2
1853	1
1855	1
1858	1
1867	1
1868	2
1871	3
1880	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1887	2
1890	8
1891	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	4
1899	1
1900	4
1901	6
1902	3
1903	12
1904	17
1905	19
1906	7
1907	19
1908	7
1909	43
1910	21
1911	16
1912	20
1913	28
1914	60
1915	65
1916	89
1917	42
1918	53
1919	36
1920	61
1921	34
1922	75
1923	218
1924	118
1925	54
1926	80
1927	88
1928	179
1929	323
1930	317
1931	521
1932	219
1933	513
1934	457
1935	631
1936	429
1937	1,110
1938	665
1939	189
1940	1,215
1941	1,246
1942	683
1943	640
1944	1,344
1945	296
1946	320
1947	796
1948	708
1949	1,337
1950	2,290
1951	557
1952	569
1953	548
1954	373
1955	404
1956	311
1957	493
1958	457
1959	399
1960	263
1961	673
1962	492
1963	990
1964	533
1965	246
1966	541
1967	836
1968	592
1969	953
1970	510
1971	679
1972	737
1973	621
1974	685
1975	888
1976	713
1977	773
1978	1,209
1979	1,356
1980	704
1981	1,042
1982	975
1983	627
1984	758
1985	811
1986	406
1987	833
1988	926
1989	895
1990	1,476
1991	1,018
1992	1,077
1993	851
1994	911
1995	845
1996	1,292
1997	913
1998	488
1999	1,457
2000	1,332
2001	603
2002	1,074
2003	1,242
2004	1,174
2005	929
2006	1,112
2007	1,135
2008	823
2009	849
2010	1,222
2011	664
2012	864
2013	839
2014	1,094
2015	685
2016	974
2017	1,008
2018	613
2019	469
2020	459
2021	1,094
2022	281
2023	941
2024	931
2025	958
2026	2,388

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Data for records on 2002-01-25: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	806
20 to 40	46
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	3