Weather Records on 1 January 2022

2,410 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 2022. Highest significance: Yushu, CN.

Key Facts for 1 January 2022

On 1 January 2022, 2,410 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,574 were record highs and 509 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 338 monthly and 2,070 daily.
Yushu set a monthly record daily precipitation of 39.9 mm (1.6 in) on 1 January 2022.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 1 January 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yushu	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Batesville Lvstk	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Blue Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Brayton (Longreach)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Buckhorn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Burilda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Meandarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hannaford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksburg Benedum AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Roads 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bluefield Mercer Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Tri-State AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dangara	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilhelmina Rise 721	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Minette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston - Yeager AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,410 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 740, Lowest daily maximum 208, Highest daily minimum 834, Lowest daily minimum 301, Heaviest daily rainfall 225, Heaviest daily snowfall 68, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 1 January 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	740
Lowest daily maximum	208
Highest daily minimum	834
Lowest daily minimum	301
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	68
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 1 January 2022 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 338, daily 2,070.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,065 broken records

Margins by which the 2,065 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 2022

Top 20 records on 1 January 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 2022	Yushu, CN	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	78 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2022	Batesville Lvstk, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2022	Blue Mtn Dam, US	monthly rain	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2022	Brayton (Longreach), AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2022	Buckhorn Lake, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2022	Burilda, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2022	Meandarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2022	Hannaford Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2022	Marnitz, DE	monthly high min	10.5 C (50.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2022	Oneonta, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2022	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	111 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2022	Skagway, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	104 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2022	Clarksburg Benedum AP, US	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2022	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	monthly high min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2022	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	monthly high min	9.1 C (48.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2022	Oxford, GB	monthly high min	11.6 C (52.9 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	153 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2022	Alicia 2 NNE, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	103 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2022	Rock Is L&D 15, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	130 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2022	Longmont 2 ESE, US	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 2022	Waterdale, US	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	46 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

1798 to 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2022. 2022 had 2,410 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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	2,052
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1