Weather Records on 22 January 2022

612 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 2022. Highest significance: Kimba, AU.

Key Facts for 22 January 2022

On 22 January 2022, 612 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
222 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 575 daily.
Kimba set an all-time record daily precipitation of 160.0 mm (6.3 in) on 22 January 2022.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

612 stations

612 station records on 22 January 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	94 of 100 (Exceptional)
Darke Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	92 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kimba (Cortlinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	91 of 100 (Exceptional)
Yeelana (Brooker)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Koppio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Rudall (Swaffpro)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Cowell (Winter Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Cleve (Ningana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mount Ive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wharminda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lumberton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Waddikee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kimba (Curtinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Buckleboo (Karinya)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cheraw	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wallaceton-Lake Drummond	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gustavus	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Westmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaceton-Lake Drummond	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Knob (Gilles Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Mahanewo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Muloorina Station (Muloorina H	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay (Yadnarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kosice	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Murdinga (Mungala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jervois	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hope (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yaninee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laurinburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Minette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hoonah	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pelican	United States	Record daily precipitation	194.6 mm (7.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

612 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 122, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 51.

Records on 22 January 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	122
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	51

Records on 22 January 2022 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 23, daily 575.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

503 broken records

Margins by which the 503 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 2022

Top 20 records on 22 January 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 2022	Kimba, AU	all-time rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	82 years	94 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 January 2022	Darke Peak, AU	all-time rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	75 years	92 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 January 2022	Kimba (Cortlinye), AU	all-time rain	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	75 years	91 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 January 2022	Yeelana (Brooker), AU	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 January 2022	Coulta, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	118 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 January 2022	Koppio, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 January 2022	Rudall (Swaffpro), AU	all-time rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	47 years	79 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2022	Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly), AU	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	79 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2022	Yudnapinna, AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	104 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2022	Cowell (Winter Springs), AU	all-time rain	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	24 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2022	Cleve (Ningana), AU	all-time rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2022	Mount Ive, AU	all-time rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2022	Sheringa (Lake Hamilton), AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	129 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2022	Wharminda, AU	monthly rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2022	Lumberton, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	119 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2022	Waddikee, AU	all-time rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	75 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2022	Kimba (Curtinye), AU	all-time rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2022	Buckleboo (Karinya), AU	all-time rain	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	5 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2022	Cheraw, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	128 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2022	Cheraw, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	92 years	61 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

1795 to 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2022. 2022 had 612 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 20	396
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	34
60 to 80	18
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	9
120 to 140	2