Weather Records on 28 January 2002

2,473 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 2002. Highest significance: Richmond, US.

Key Facts for 28 January 2002

On 28 January 2002, 2,473 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,993 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 155 monthly and 2,314 daily.
Richmond set an all-time record daily snowfall of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 28 January 2002.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 28 January 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Richmond	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Malad City	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Burris	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Knobs 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Radio Kvnu	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tremonton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Occidental	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arbon 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Radio Kvnu	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,473 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 1,333, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 660, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 319, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 28 January 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1,333
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	660
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	319
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 28 January 2002 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 155, daily 2,314.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,072 broken records

Margins by which the 2,072 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 2002

Top 20 records on 28 January 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 2002	Richmond, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2002	Darrington Rs, US	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	84 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2002	Wilmot (Back Road), AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2002	Saint Anthony, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2002	Laketown, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	82 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2002	Ludlow 3 SSE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2002	Malad City, US	daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2002	Burris, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2002	Knobs 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2002	Kellogg, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2002	Elida, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2002	Camp Crook, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	86 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2002	Logan Radio Kvnu, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2002	Silver Lake Brighton, US	daily snowfall	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2002	Tremonton, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	86 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2002	Hampshire (Neena Road), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2002	Narva, EE	daily rain	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 2002	Kunda, EE	daily rain	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 2002	Barguzin, RU	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	100 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 2002	Tallinn, EE	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	72 years	20 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

1796 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2002. 2002 had 2,473 records.

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

Records on 01-28 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1809	1
1830	2
1834	2
1840	1
1843	1
1846	3
1848	2
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	2
1858	1
1865	1
1867	2
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1888	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	10
1896	4
1897	6
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	3
1903	15
1904	13
1905	9
1906	19
1907	31
1908	22
1909	12
1910	48
1911	29
1912	18
1913	26
1914	87
1915	55
1916	247
1917	60
1918	104
1919	18
1920	94
1921	61
1922	45
1923	51
1924	126
1925	256
1926	82
1927	143
1928	177
1929	184
1930	133
1931	407
1932	187
1933	142
1934	262
1935	360
1936	603
1937	194
1938	272
1939	247
1940	522
1941	322
1942	558
1943	405
1944	873
1945	251
1946	104
1947	598
1948	1,024
1949	1,301
1950	485
1951	626
1952	287
1953	414
1954	781
1955	402
1956	665
1957	834
1958	647
1959	381
1960	320
1961	585
1962	521
1963	1,099
1964	148
1965	511
1966	1,096
1967	817
1968	1,016
1969	998
1970	948
1971	972
1972	806
1973	827
1974	1,408
1975	744
1976	972
1977	778
1978	646
1979	1,628
1980	763
1981	827
1982	459
1983	1,546
1984	771
1985	657
1986	1,295
1987	1,094
1988	728
1989	1,649
1990	1,180
1991	636
1992	1,382
1993	1,182
1994	1,586
1995	1,080
1996	830
1997	1,159
1998	847
1999	1,399
2000	1,550
2001	1,198
2002	2,473
2003	952
2004	931
2005	1,009
2006	1,222
2007	629
2008	1,011
2009	1,394
2010	717
2011	514
2012	431
2013	1,291
2014	871
2015	1,141
2016	754
2017	410
2018	648
2019	624
2020	548
2021	814
2022	375
2023	499
2024	1,799
2025	579
2026	541

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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	2,039
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2