Weather Records on 22 January 2003

756 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 2003. Highest significance: Shelby 2 NW, US.

Key Facts for 22 January 2003

On 22 January 2003, 756 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
329 were record highs and 198 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 745 daily.
Shelby 2 NW set a daily record snowfall of 29.2 cm (11.5 in) on 22 January 2003.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

756 stations

756 station records on 22 January 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Drummond Aviation	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hartline	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rockypoint 7NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guayameo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trident	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.6 cm (14.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oral	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chokurdah	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 20 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clay City 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burwell 2WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Finca Ocotlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kadoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manderson 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Martin	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clearmont 5 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cotonou	Benin	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Xian	China	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Plutarco Elias Calles	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Miahuatlan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ennis	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Skq Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ennis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

756 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 211, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 114, Heaviest daily snowfall 93, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 22 January 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	211
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	93
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 22 January 2003 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 745.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

568 broken records

Margins by which the 568 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 241.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 2003

Top 20 records on 22 January 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 2003	Shelby 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2003	Big Timber, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	83 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2003	Billings Wtp, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2003	Bridgeport, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2003	Wood, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2003	Sheridan Fld STN, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2003	Echeta 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2003	Lajas Substn, PR	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2003	Drummond Aviation, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2003	S Haven, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2003	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2003	Hartline, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2003	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high max	11.4 C (52.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2003	Madison, US	daily low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2003	Springview 2NW, US	daily low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2003	Hay Springs, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	108 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2003	Old Faithful, US	daily high min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	91 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2003	Broadus, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2003	Buffalo Bill Dam, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2003	Luling, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	93 years	38 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2003. 2003 had 756 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	532
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2