Weather Records on 31 January 2002

3,080 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 2002. Highest significance: Gyzylarbat, TM.

Key Facts for 31 January 2002

On 31 January 2002, 3,080 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,635 were record highs and 208 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 215 monthly and 2,862 daily.
Gyzylarbat set a monthly record daily precipitation of 66.3 mm (2.6 in) on 31 January 2002.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 31 January 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hastings	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Aledo	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Lansing	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Geneva	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rainbow	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Piper City	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Center City	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Donnellson	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Spearman	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Blue Earth	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hugo	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Arlington Six Flags	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lincoln AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gibson City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Toulon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Central City	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bentley	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kewanee 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Muscatine	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Norcatur 3WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Homer 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Fairy (Merigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Dam 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

3,080 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 987, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 648, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 724, Heaviest daily snowfall 423, Deepest snow cover 90.

Records on 31 January 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	987
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	648
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	724
Heaviest daily snowfall	423
Deepest snow cover	90

Records on 31 January 2002 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 215, daily 2,862.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,586 broken records

Margins by which the 2,586 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 2002

Top 20 records on 31 January 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 2002	Gyzylarbat, TM	monthly rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	96 years	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
31 January 2002	Hastings, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
31 January 2002	Griggsville, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2002	Winamac 2SSE, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	100 years	76 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2002	Keosauqua, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	98 years	71 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2002	Burr Oak 4S, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	80 years	71 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2002	Aledo, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2002	Paw Paw 2S, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2002	Plainville 4WNW, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2002	Lansing, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2002	Steffenville, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	95 years	69 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2002	Geneva, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	94 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2002	Lincoln, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2002	Mt Pulaski, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2002	Elwood 8 S, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	94 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2002	Geneva, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	94 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2002	Conception, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2002	Rainbow, US	monthly rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2002	Piper City, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2002	Alton 1 W, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)

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

1800 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2002. 2002 had 3,080 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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Data for records on 2002-01-31: 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 50	2,317
50 to 100	150
100 to 150	85
150 to 200	27
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	2