Weather Records on 22 January 2004

605 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 2004. Highest significance: Feodosiia, UA.

Key Facts for 22 January 2004

On 22 January 2004, 605 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
197 were record highs and 253 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 593 daily.
Feodosiia set a daily record precipitation of 30.6 mm (1.2 in) on 22 January 2004.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

605 stations

605 station records on 22 January 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sabana Grande 2 ENE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Darivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Debaltseve	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Har Kenaan	Israel	Record daily precipitation	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Las Truchas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue WSO AP 1020.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne (Lynwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Birobidzhan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-24.2 C (-11.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Reine	Norway	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coatepec Harinas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsborg_Mo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkopings_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.4 C (-10.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer Job Corps	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fukuyama	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tokushima	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-24.9 C (-12.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hua Hin	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tharwa General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saigo	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bogorodskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fagered	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cluny	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hellinikon	Greece	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fushiki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Shevchenko	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dimas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.9 C (10.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Skagway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huntly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Las Bayas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Potrerillos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Im. Poliny Osipenko	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Im. Poliny Osipenko	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsborg_Mo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hede	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-36.4 C (-33.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Grant	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

605 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 133, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 120, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 22 January 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	133
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	120
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 22 January 2004 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 593.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

528 broken records

Margins by which the 528 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 2004

Top 20 records on 22 January 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 2004	Feodosiia, UA	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2004	Sabana Grande 2 ENE, PR	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	89 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2004	Darivka, UA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2004	Bulliwallah, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2004	Flahult, SE	daily low max	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2004	Debaltseve, UA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2004	Har Kenaan, IL	daily rain	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2004	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	daily high min	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2004	Charlevoix, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2004	Gaylord, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2004	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2004	Las Truchas, MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2004	Lihue WSO AP 1020.1, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2004	Jindabyne (Lynwood), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2004	Birobidzhan, RU	daily high min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2004	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily high min	1.4 C (34.5 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	89 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2004	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2004	Flahult, SE	daily low min	-24.2 C (-11.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2004	Little Falls City Rsch, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2004	Reine, NO	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	35 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2004. 2004 had 605 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	516
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1