Cold outbreak in United States, 19 January to 2 February 2022

Name: Cold outbreak in United States, 19 January to 2 February 2022
Start: 2022-01-19
End: 2022-02-02
Location: United States

Cold outbreak in United States, 19 January to 2 February 2022: 503 records at 360 stations, peak on 22 January 2022. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in United States, 19 January to 2 February 2022 set or tied 503 station records at 360 stations.
It ran from 19 January 2022 to 2 February 2022 (15 days) and its peak day was 22 January 2022.
Status: closed.
Bay Minette set a daily record low maximum temperature of 2.2 C (36.0 F) on 22 January 2022.
The busiest day was 21 January 2022 with 96 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 122 years.

Footprint

19 January to 2 February 2022

The area covered by Cold outbreak in United States, 19 January to 2 February 2022 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in United States, 19 January to 2 February 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Bay Minette	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2022-01-22
Batesburg	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2022-01-22
Superior	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	2022-01-21
Oakland 1 SE	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	2022-01-22
Northwood	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	2022-01-26
Bridgehampton	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	2022-01-31
Olmsted L&D	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2022-01-27
Coldwater St School	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	2022-01-29
Warren 3 S	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	2022-02-01
Spur	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2022-01-21
Miami Beach	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2022-01-24
Avon	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	2022-01-30
Fairbury 7S	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	2022-01-21
Brassua Dam	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	2022-01-22
Tifton	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2022-01-23
Canton 4N	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	2022-01-23
Gallipolis	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	2022-01-27
Brevard	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2022-01-30
Donora 1 SW	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	2022-01-27
Morrisville 6 SW	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	2022-01-30

Records per Day

Peak day 96

Records set or tied each day from 19 January 2022 to 2 February 2022. The most in one day was 96 on 21 January 2022.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in United States, 19 January to 2 February 2022
Date	Records
2022-01-19	12
2022-01-20	24
2022-01-21	96
2022-01-22	96
2022-01-23	60
2022-01-24	15
2022-01-25	14
2022-01-26	42
2022-01-27	46
2022-01-28	12
2022-01-29	12
2022-01-30	48
2022-01-31	18
2022-02-01	7
2022-02-02	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in United States, 19 January to 2 February 2022 ranked by margin
Oakland 1 SE, 01-22	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Gallipolis, 01-27	3.4 C (6.1 F)
Morrisville 6 SW, 01-30	3.4 C (6.1 F)
Bridgehampton, 01-31	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Spur, 01-21	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Tifton, 01-23	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Brassua Dam, 01-22	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Bay Minette, 01-22	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Batesburg, 01-22	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Miami Beach, 01-24	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Superior, 01-21	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Coldwater St School, 01-29	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Donora 1 SW, 01-27	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Northwood, 01-26	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Olmsted L&D, 01-27	1.1 C (2.0 F)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

500 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Cold outbreak in United States, 19 January to 2 February 2022
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.2	104
2.2	104
3.9	91
1.7	116
1.1	118
3.3	87
1.1	96
1.7	94
0.5	122
0.5	99
2.8	87
2.2	45
2.3	82
2.3	88
1.1	87
0.5	92
0.6	88
3.4	86
3.4	70
1.6	86
1.7	82
0.6	86
0.5	86
0.5	86
2.7	62
4.4	64
1.6	76
1.7	82
3.9	72
2.7	62
1.7	62
1.7	62
0.6	72
3.3	59
0.5	79
2.2	60
1.7	68
1.1	74
3.9	60
3.8	60
1.0	74
2.3	60
1.1	62
5.6	59
3.4	56
0.6	70
1.7	60
3.3	64
2.2	60
0.5	66
1.1	60
1.1	60
0.6	60
2.3	60
1.0	72
2.2	60
0.4	74
0.5	62
4.4	35
1.7	62
0.5	60
1.7	60
0.6	60
1.1	59
0.6	63
1.6	52
3.3	40
1.1	67
1.2	63
2.8	46
2.8	56
1.7	60
0.5	56
0.6	59
1.1	62
2.3	52
4.4	50
0.5	67
1.1	62
1.1	62
1.1	50
1.1	50
1.6	50
0.6	59
3.9	36
2.3	46
1.2	52
1.1	52
2.2	54
0.5	56
1.1	52
1.1	52
1.7	62
2.8	44
1.2	63
2.2	52
0.6	60
2.2	59
1.1	63
2.3	52
3.4	38
3.9	38
0.5	52
0.5	52
1.1	59
1.7	52
0.5	52
1.7	44
3.4	39
4.4	40
1.0	63
1.6	56
1.6	56
1.6	52
0.4	60
0.6	62
0.6	62
1.1	59
4.4	26
0.5	47
1.7	50
1.7	56
1.7	40
1.6	52
2.8	52
1.7	52
0.5	56
1.1	56
2.8	35
0.5	60
2.3	44
1.7	56
0.5	44
0.6	59
2.2	35
0.6	56
0.5	56
0.6	44
0.5	50
1.6	50
1.1	44
0.5	52
2.8	44
3.4	40
3.9	40
1.7	44
1.1	56
0.5	59
1.0	52
1.2	52
3.3	35
3.9	34
1.1	44
2.7	35
1.2	38
3.3	36
1.1	38
2.2	40
1.7	52
0.6	56
0.6	56
0.5	44
1.1	44
0.5	56
0.5	56
1.6	52
0.5	50
1.1	35
1.1	52
0.5	52
0.6	36
0.6	38
0.5	38
0.6	38
4.5	16
0.5	44
0.6	56
1.7	35
1.1	44
1.7	38
4.5	38
0.6	38
0.5	38
1.1	44
1.6	40
1.0	40
0.6	35
2.2	44
2.2	35
0.6	52
3.3	38
4.5	24
3.3	22
1.6	30
0.6	44
1.7	27
0.6	44
2.2	44
0.6	40
4.5	32

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in United States, 19 January to 2 February 2022 compared with similar events
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 February to 5 March 2021	12,118 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 October to 5 November 2020	9,841 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 23 December 2017 to 8 January 2018	8,263 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024	7,675 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 15 January to 10 February 2026	5,568 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 19 January to 2 February 2022 (this event)	503 records

Every Record Set

20 of 503

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in United States, 19 January to 2 February 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-01-21	Superior	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	116	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-21	Spur	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	87	39 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-21	Fairbury 7S	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	92	37 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-22	Bay Minette	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104	43 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-22	Batesburg	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104	43 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-22	Oakland 1 SE	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	91	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-22	Brassua Dam	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	88	37 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-23	Tifton	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	82	37 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-23	Canton 4N	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87	37 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-24	Miami Beach	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	45	39 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-26	Northwood	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	118	41 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-27	Olmsted L&D	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96	40 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-27	Gallipolis	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	86	37 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-27	Donora 1 SW	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	86	36 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-29	Coldwater St School	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	94	40 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-30	Avon	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	99	39 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-30	Brevard	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88	37 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-30	Morrisville 6 SW	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	70	36 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-31	Bridgehampton	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	87	41 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-01	Warren 3 S	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	122	40 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 503 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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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)) Data as of 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.2	104
2.2	104
3.9	91
1.7	116
1.1	118
3.3	87
1.1	96
1.7	94
0.5	122
0.5	99
2.8	87
2.2	45
2.3	82
2.3	88
1.1	87
0.5	92
0.6	88
3.4	86
3.4	70
1.6	86
1.7	82
0.6	86
0.5	86
0.5	86
2.7	62
4.4	64
1.6	76
1.7	82
3.9	72
2.7	62
1.7	62
1.7	62
0.6	72
3.3	59
0.5	79
2.2	60
1.7	68
1.1	74
3.9	60
3.8	60
1.0	74
2.3	60
1.1	62
5.6	59
3.4	56
0.6	70
1.7	60
3.3	64
2.2	60
0.5	66
1.1	60
1.1	60
0.6	60
2.3	60
1.0	72
2.2	60
0.4	74
0.5	62
4.4	35
1.7	62
0.5	60
1.7	60
0.6	60
1.1	59
0.6	63
1.6	52
3.3	40
1.1	67
1.2	63
2.8	46
2.8	56
1.7	60
0.5	56
0.6	59
1.1	62
2.3	52
4.4	50
0.5	67
1.1	62
1.1	62
1.1	50
1.1	50
1.6	50
0.6	59
3.9	36
2.3	46
1.2	52
1.1	52
2.2	54
0.5	56
1.1	52
1.1	52
1.7	62
2.8	44
1.2	63
2.2	52
0.6	60
2.2	59
1.1	63
2.3	52
3.4	38
3.9	38
0.5	52
0.5	52
1.1	59
1.7	52
0.5	52
1.7	44
3.4	39
4.4	40
1.0	63
1.6	56
1.6	56
1.6	52
0.4	60
0.6	62
0.6	62
1.1	59
4.4	26
0.5	47
1.7	50
1.7	56
1.7	40
1.6	52
2.8	52
1.7	52
0.5	56
1.1	56
2.8	35
0.5	60
2.3	44
1.7	56
0.5	44
0.6	59
2.2	35
0.6	56
0.5	56
0.6	44
0.5	50
1.6	50
1.1	44
0.5	52
2.8	44
3.4	40
3.9	40
1.7	44
1.1	56
0.5	59
1.0	52
1.2	52
3.3	35
3.9	34
1.1	44
2.7	35
1.2	38
3.3	36
1.1	38
2.2	40
1.7	52
0.6	56
0.6	56
0.5	44
1.1	44
0.5	56
0.5	56
1.6	52
0.5	50
1.1	35
1.1	52
0.5	52
0.6	36
0.6	38
0.5	38
0.6	38
4.5	16
0.5	44
0.6	56
1.7	35
1.1	44
1.7	38
4.5	38
0.6	38
0.5	38
1.1	44
1.6	40
1.0	40
0.6	35
2.2	44
2.2	35
0.6	52
3.3	38
4.5	24
3.3	22
1.6	30
0.6	44
1.7	27
0.6	44
2.2	44
0.6	40
4.5	32

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.2	104
2.2	104
3.9	91
1.7	116
1.1	118
3.3	87
1.1	96
1.7	94
0.5	122
0.5	99
2.8	87
2.2	45
2.3	82
2.3	88
1.1	87
0.5	92
0.6	88
3.4	86
3.4	70
1.6	86
1.7	82
0.6	86
0.5	86
0.5	86
2.7	62
4.4	64
1.6	76
1.7	82
3.9	72
2.7	62
1.7	62
1.7	62
0.6	72
3.3	59
0.5	79
2.2	60
1.7	68
1.1	74
3.9	60
3.8	60
1.0	74
2.3	60
1.1	62
5.6	59
3.4	56
0.6	70
1.7	60
3.3	64
2.2	60
0.5	66
1.1	60
1.1	60
0.6	60
2.3	60
1.0	72
2.2	60
0.4	74
0.5	62
4.4	35
1.7	62
0.5	60
1.7	60
0.6	60
1.1	59
0.6	63
1.6	52
3.3	40
1.1	67
1.2	63
2.8	46
2.8	56
1.7	60
0.5	56
0.6	59
1.1	62
2.3	52
4.4	50
0.5	67
1.1	62
1.1	62
1.1	50
1.1	50
1.6	50
0.6	59
3.9	36
2.3	46
1.2	52
1.1	52
2.2	54
0.5	56
1.1	52
1.1	52
1.7	62
2.8	44
1.2	63
2.2	52
0.6	60
2.2	59
1.1	63
2.3	52
3.4	38
3.9	38
0.5	52
0.5	52
1.1	59
1.7	52
0.5	52
1.7	44
3.4	39
4.4	40
1.0	63
1.6	56
1.6	56
1.6	52
0.4	60
0.6	62
0.6	62
1.1	59
4.4	26
0.5	47
1.7	50
1.7	56
1.7	40
1.6	52
2.8	52
1.7	52
0.5	56
1.1	56
2.8	35
0.5	60
2.3	44
1.7	56
0.5	44
0.6	59
2.2	35
0.6	56
0.5	56
0.6	44
0.5	50
1.6	50
1.1	44
0.5	52
2.8	44
3.4	40
3.9	40
1.7	44
1.1	56
0.5	59
1.0	52
1.2	52
3.3	35
3.9	34
1.1	44
2.7	35
1.2	38
3.3	36
1.1	38
2.2	40
1.7	52
0.6	56
0.6	56
0.5	44
1.1	44
0.5	56
0.5	56
1.6	52
0.5	50
1.1	35
1.1	52
0.5	52
0.6	36
0.6	38
0.5	38
0.6	38
4.5	16
0.5	44
0.6	56
1.7	35
1.1	44
1.7	38
4.5	38
0.6	38
0.5	38
1.1	44
1.6	40
1.0	40
0.6	35
2.2	44
2.2	35
0.6	52
3.3	38
4.5	24
3.3	22
1.6	30
0.6	44
1.7	27
0.6	44
2.2	44
0.6	40
4.5	32

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.2	104
2.2	104
3.9	91
1.7	116
1.1	118
3.3	87
1.1	96
1.7	94
0.5	122
0.5	99
2.8	87
2.2	45
2.3	82
2.3	88
1.1	87
0.5	92
0.6	88
3.4	86
3.4	70
1.6	86
1.7	82
0.6	86
0.5	86
0.5	86
2.7	62
4.4	64
1.6	76
1.7	82
3.9	72
2.7	62
1.7	62
1.7	62
0.6	72
3.3	59
0.5	79
2.2	60
1.7	68
1.1	74
3.9	60
3.8	60
1.0	74
2.3	60
1.1	62
5.6	59
3.4	56
0.6	70
1.7	60
3.3	64
2.2	60
0.5	66
1.1	60
1.1	60
0.6	60
2.3	60
1.0	72
2.2	60
0.4	74
0.5	62
4.4	35
1.7	62
0.5	60
1.7	60
0.6	60
1.1	59
0.6	63
1.6	52
3.3	40
1.1	67
1.2	63
2.8	46
2.8	56
1.7	60
0.5	56
0.6	59
1.1	62
2.3	52
4.4	50
0.5	67
1.1	62
1.1	62
1.1	50
1.1	50
1.6	50
0.6	59
3.9	36
2.3	46
1.2	52
1.1	52
2.2	54
0.5	56
1.1	52
1.1	52
1.7	62
2.8	44
1.2	63
2.2	52
0.6	60
2.2	59
1.1	63
2.3	52
3.4	38
3.9	38
0.5	52
0.5	52
1.1	59
1.7	52
0.5	52
1.7	44
3.4	39
4.4	40
1.0	63
1.6	56
1.6	56
1.6	52
0.4	60
0.6	62
0.6	62
1.1	59
4.4	26
0.5	47
1.7	50
1.7	56
1.7	40
1.6	52
2.8	52
1.7	52
0.5	56
1.1	56
2.8	35
0.5	60
2.3	44
1.7	56
0.5	44
0.6	59
2.2	35
0.6	56
0.5	56
0.6	44
0.5	50
1.6	50
1.1	44
0.5	52
2.8	44
3.4	40
3.9	40
1.7	44
1.1	56
0.5	59
1.0	52
1.2	52
3.3	35
3.9	34
1.1	44
2.7	35
1.2	38
3.3	36
1.1	38
2.2	40
1.7	52
0.6	56
0.6	56
0.5	44
1.1	44
0.5	56
0.5	56
1.6	52
0.5	50
1.1	35
1.1	52
0.5	52
0.6	36
0.6	38
0.5	38
0.6	38
4.5	16
0.5	44
0.6	56
1.7	35
1.1	44
1.7	38
4.5	38
0.6	38
0.5	38
1.1	44
1.6	40
1.0	40
0.6	35
2.2	44
2.2	35
0.6	52
3.3	38
4.5	24
3.3	22
1.6	30
0.6	44
1.7	27
0.6	44
2.2	44
0.6	40
4.5	32