Weather Records on 22 January 2010

1,205 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 2010. Highest significance: Paradise, US.

Key Facts for 22 January 2010

On 22 January 2010, 1,205 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
399 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 78 monthly and 1,116 daily.
Paradise set a daily record precipitation of 35.3 mm (1.4 in) on 22 January 2010.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

1,205 stations

1,205 station records on 22 January 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paradise	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Pinetop 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Arivaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Grand Canyon Np 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lees Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Audubon	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Y Lightning Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mt Charleston Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nanning	China	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Alpine	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Montezuma Castle Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hayfield Pumping Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Eagle Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Charleston Fire STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Halliday	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bryce Canyon Np Hqrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Longzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Baise	China	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rvr Pumps	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Show Low AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Julian Cdf	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Deep Canyon Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wikieup	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yucca 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bacadehuachi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita Exp Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kodachrome Basin Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,205 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 212, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 187, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 493, Heaviest daily snowfall 91, Deepest snow cover 95.

Records on 22 January 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	212
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	187
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	493
Heaviest daily snowfall	91
Deepest snow cover	95

Records on 22 January 2010 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 78, daily 1,116.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

972 broken records

Margins by which the 972 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 2010

Top 20 records on 22 January 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 2010	Paradise, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2010	Mimbres 4NNW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	77 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2010	Pinetop 2E, US	monthly rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2010	Arivaca, US	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2010	Del Norte 3ENE, US	daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2010	Grand Canyon Np 2, US	all-time snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	19 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2010	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2010	Lees Ferry, US	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	71 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2010	Vallecito Dam, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2010	Audubon, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	98 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2010	Luna Rs, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	24.2 cm (9.5 in)	71 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2010	Mancos 1SW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	104 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2010	Y Lightning Rch, US	monthly rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2010	Mt Charleston Fire STN, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2010	Nanning, CN	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2010	Alpine, US	monthly snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2010	Montezuma Castle Nm, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2010	Hayfield Pumping Plt, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2010	Ft Lewis, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2010	Eagle Mtn, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	59 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2010. 2010 had 1,205 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 2026-10-17 (17 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 100	919
100 to 200	29
200 to 300	16
300 to 400	7
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1