Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 24 January to 10 February 2022

Name: Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 24 January to 10 February 2022
Start: 2022-01-24
End: 2022-02-10
Location: United States, Mexico

Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 24 January to 10 February 2022: 474 records at 345 stations, peak on 4 February 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 24 January to 10 February 2022 set or tied 474 station records at 345 stations.
It ran from 24 January 2022 to 10 February 2022 (18 days) and its peak day was 4 February 2022.
Status: closed.
Mountainair set a daily record low minimum temperature of -22.2 C (-8.0 F) on 4 February 2022.
The busiest day was 4 February 2022 with 100 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 119 years.

Footprint

24 January to 10 February 2022

The area covered by Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 24 January to 10 February 2022 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 24 January to 10 February 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Mountainair	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	2022-02-04
Falfurrias	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	2022-02-06
Canton 4N	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2022-02-05
Greensboro	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2022-02-05
Buena Vista 2S	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2022-01-28
Saguache	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	2022-02-04
Elkhart	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	2022-02-04
Jemez Springs	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	2022-02-04
Trinidad	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2022-02-03
Hardy	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2022-02-04
Tipton 4S Mesonet	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	2022-02-04
Crosbyton	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	2022-02-04
Betatakin	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	2022-02-01
Springerville	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	2022-02-05
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	2022-02-03
Del Norte 3ENE	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	2022-02-04
Pecos Nm	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	2022-02-04
Marathon	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2022-02-04
Eagle Nest	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	2022-02-04

Records per Day

Peak day 100

Records set or tied each day from 24 January 2022 to 10 February 2022. The most in one day was 100 on 4 February 2022.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 24 January to 10 February 2022
Date	Records
2022-01-24	8
2022-01-25	10
2022-01-26	8
2022-01-27	29
2022-01-28	21
2022-01-29	9
2022-01-30	9
2022-01-31	4
2022-02-01	7
2022-02-02	82
2022-02-03	94
2022-02-04	100
2022-02-05	58
2022-02-06	24
2022-02-07	9
2022-02-08	1
2022-02-10	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 24 January to 10 February 2022 ranked by margin
Eagle Nest, 02-04	7.2 C (13.0 F)
Tipton 4S Mesonet, 02-04	6.1 C (11.0 F)
Betatakin, 02-01	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Springerville, 02-05	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon, 02-03	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Marathon, 02-04	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Falfurrias, 02-06	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Pecos Nm, 02-04	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Mountainair, 02-04	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Canton 4N, 02-05	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Greensboro, 02-05	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Saguache, 02-04	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Buena Vista 2S, 01-28	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Trinidad, 02-03	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Del Norte 3ENE, 02-04	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

474 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 and Mexico, 24 January to 10 February 2022
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.8	110
3.3	110
2.8	115
2.2	115
1.1	104
1.2	119
0.6	116
0.5	100
0.6	116
1.1	99
6.1	71
0.5	116
3.9	71
3.9	67
1.1	83
3.9	66
0.6	83
3.3	66
3.9	66
7.2	36
0.6	75
3.9	58
0.6	67
1.1	66
1.7	66
1.1	66
0.6	75
5.4	58
1.1	67
1.1	66
0.6	66
0.6	67
5.6	36
1.1	66
5.0	32
4.9	48
0.4	72
1.2	66
2.8	48
1.6	60
1.6	66
1.1	55
2.7	44
0.5	66
2.3	50
2.2	40
5.0	40
1.7	58
1.7	58
2.3	52
0.5	66
0.4	66
3.2	40
1.7	43
3.4	34
6.1	32
1.2	50
1.7	43
1.1	50
4.5	39
1.1	42
2.7	50
0.5	60
1.1	40
7.7	23
0.6	44
1.1	43
1.7	52
3.3	36
0.5	55
0.6	50
3.8	40
2.2	40
7.2	22
1.7	43
0.6	52
6.1	28
3.9	32
0.5	40
1.1	50
1.7	32
5.5	6
1.7	43
2.2	32
4.5	32
1.1	50
2.8	36
1.7	40
0.6	50
1.1	32
3.4	43
3.6	36
2.6	32
0.5	34
2.2	36
1.6	36
1.1	43
1.1	32
0.6	32
0.6	32
2.1	32
1.6	36
5.0	6
0.5	32
2.2	26
0.6	38
0.6	32
5.5	6
5.5	11
0.5	43
5.0	11
2.8	32
0.5	40
2.2	32
3.9	28
0.5	32
4.4	11
4.5	2
4.4	16
1.1	26
0.6	32
2.7	32
4.7	26
4.8	26
3.6	28
5.6	26
0.5	32
0.5	43
1.1	36
3.3	31
0.5	32
1.1	39
1.1	39
3.8	11
2.8	6
5.6	2
0.6	39
0.5	34
1.1	32
0.6	32
2.8	32
2.1	34
1.6	16
0.5	36
2.8	6
3.3	11
2.2	11
0.6	36
0.6	32
2.2	11
1.7	32
1.0	36
2.4	31
2.6	32
5.0	4
3.8	11
1.6	2
1.7	2
5.5	11
3.9	26
1.1	11
1.1	32
0.6	32
0.6	32
0.5	32
1.1	11
0.6	32
1.7	26
0.4	36
2.2	28
3.4	20
0.9	34
2.0	31
5.1	15
4.2	14
3.0	26
3.2	26
2.1	32
1.1	26
0.5	11
0.6	11
0.6	11
1.1	26
1.1	11
0.6	26
0.5	2
1.1	30
2.2	26
2.2	20
3.3	6
0.5	26
0.5	32
1.6	26
1.1	11
1.1	12
1.1	28
1.7	23
2.2	19
1.1	32
1.1	31

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 24 January to 10 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 and Mexico, 24 January to 10 February 2022 (this event)	474 records

Every Record Set

20 of 474

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 24 January to 10 February 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-01-28	Buena Vista 2S	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-01	Betatakin	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	71	37 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-03	Trinidad	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99	40 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-03	Gran Quivira Natl Mon	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	66	36 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-04	Mountainair	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	110	45 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-04	Saguache	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	119	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-04	Elkhart	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	116	41 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-04	Jemez Springs	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100	41 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-04	Hardy	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	116	40 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-04	Tipton 4S Mesonet	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	71	40 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-04	Crosbyton	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	116	40 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-04	Del Norte 3ENE	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	83	36 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-04	Jemez Springs	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	83	35 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-04	Pecos Nm	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	66	35 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-04	Marathon	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	66	35 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-04	Eagle Nest	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	36	34 of 100 (Routine)
2022-02-05	Canton 4N	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	115	44 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-05	Greensboro	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	115	43 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-05	Springerville	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	67	37 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-06	Falfurrias	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	110	45 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 474 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
2.8	110
3.3	110
2.8	115
2.2	115
1.1	104
1.2	119
0.6	116
0.5	100
0.6	116
1.1	99
6.1	71
0.5	116
3.9	71
3.9	67
1.1	83
3.9	66
0.6	83
3.3	66
3.9	66
7.2	36
0.6	75
3.9	58
0.6	67
1.1	66
1.7	66
1.1	66
0.6	75
5.4	58
1.1	67
1.1	66
0.6	66
0.6	67
5.6	36
1.1	66
5.0	32
4.9	48
0.4	72
1.2	66
2.8	48
1.6	60
1.6	66
1.1	55
2.7	44
0.5	66
2.3	50
2.2	40
5.0	40
1.7	58
1.7	58
2.3	52
0.5	66
0.4	66
3.2	40
1.7	43
3.4	34
6.1	32
1.2	50
1.7	43
1.1	50
4.5	39
1.1	42
2.7	50
0.5	60
1.1	40
7.7	23
0.6	44
1.1	43
1.7	52
3.3	36
0.5	55
0.6	50
3.8	40
2.2	40
7.2	22
1.7	43
0.6	52
6.1	28
3.9	32
0.5	40
1.1	50
1.7	32
5.5	6
1.7	43
2.2	32
4.5	32
1.1	50
2.8	36
1.7	40
0.6	50
1.1	32
3.4	43
3.6	36
2.6	32
0.5	34
2.2	36
1.6	36
1.1	43
1.1	32
0.6	32
0.6	32
2.1	32
1.6	36
5.0	6
0.5	32
2.2	26
0.6	38
0.6	32
5.5	6
5.5	11
0.5	43
5.0	11
2.8	32
0.5	40
2.2	32
3.9	28
0.5	32
4.4	11
4.5	2
4.4	16
1.1	26
0.6	32
2.7	32
4.7	26
4.8	26
3.6	28
5.6	26
0.5	32
0.5	43
1.1	36
3.3	31
0.5	32
1.1	39
1.1	39
3.8	11
2.8	6
5.6	2
0.6	39
0.5	34
1.1	32
0.6	32
2.8	32
2.1	34
1.6	16
0.5	36
2.8	6
3.3	11
2.2	11
0.6	36
0.6	32
2.2	11
1.7	32
1.0	36
2.4	31
2.6	32
5.0	4
3.8	11
1.6	2
1.7	2
5.5	11
3.9	26
1.1	11
1.1	32
0.6	32
0.6	32
0.5	32
1.1	11
0.6	32
1.7	26
0.4	36
2.2	28
3.4	20
0.9	34
2.0	31
5.1	15
4.2	14
3.0	26
3.2	26
2.1	32
1.1	26
0.5	11
0.6	11
0.6	11
1.1	26
1.1	11
0.6	26
0.5	2
1.1	30
2.2	26
2.2	20
3.3	6
0.5	26
0.5	32
1.6	26
1.1	11
1.1	12
1.1	28
1.7	23
2.2	19
1.1	32
1.1	31

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.8	110
3.3	110
2.8	115
2.2	115
1.1	104
1.2	119
0.6	116
0.5	100
0.6	116
1.1	99
6.1	71
0.5	116
3.9	71
3.9	67
1.1	83
3.9	66
0.6	83
3.3	66
3.9	66
7.2	36
0.6	75
3.9	58
0.6	67
1.1	66
1.7	66
1.1	66
0.6	75
5.4	58
1.1	67
1.1	66
0.6	66
0.6	67
5.6	36
1.1	66
5.0	32
4.9	48
0.4	72
1.2	66
2.8	48
1.6	60
1.6	66
1.1	55
2.7	44
0.5	66
2.3	50
2.2	40
5.0	40
1.7	58
1.7	58
2.3	52
0.5	66
0.4	66
3.2	40
1.7	43
3.4	34
6.1	32
1.2	50
1.7	43
1.1	50
4.5	39
1.1	42
2.7	50
0.5	60
1.1	40
7.7	23
0.6	44
1.1	43
1.7	52
3.3	36
0.5	55
0.6	50
3.8	40
2.2	40
7.2	22
1.7	43
0.6	52
6.1	28
3.9	32
0.5	40
1.1	50
1.7	32
5.5	6
1.7	43
2.2	32
4.5	32
1.1	50
2.8	36
1.7	40
0.6	50
1.1	32
3.4	43
3.6	36
2.6	32
0.5	34
2.2	36
1.6	36
1.1	43
1.1	32
0.6	32
0.6	32
2.1	32
1.6	36
5.0	6
0.5	32
2.2	26
0.6	38
0.6	32
5.5	6
5.5	11
0.5	43
5.0	11
2.8	32
0.5	40
2.2	32
3.9	28
0.5	32
4.4	11
4.5	2
4.4	16
1.1	26
0.6	32
2.7	32
4.7	26
4.8	26
3.6	28
5.6	26
0.5	32
0.5	43
1.1	36
3.3	31
0.5	32
1.1	39
1.1	39
3.8	11
2.8	6
5.6	2
0.6	39
0.5	34
1.1	32
0.6	32
2.8	32
2.1	34
1.6	16
0.5	36
2.8	6
3.3	11
2.2	11
0.6	36
0.6	32
2.2	11
1.7	32
1.0	36
2.4	31
2.6	32
5.0	4
3.8	11
1.6	2
1.7	2
5.5	11
3.9	26
1.1	11
1.1	32
0.6	32
0.6	32
0.5	32
1.1	11
0.6	32
1.7	26
0.4	36
2.2	28
3.4	20
0.9	34
2.0	31
5.1	15
4.2	14
3.0	26
3.2	26
2.1	32
1.1	26
0.5	11
0.6	11
0.6	11
1.1	26
1.1	11
0.6	26
0.5	2
1.1	30
2.2	26
2.2	20
3.3	6
0.5	26
0.5	32
1.6	26
1.1	11
1.1	12
1.1	28
1.7	23
2.2	19
1.1	32
1.1	31

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.8	110
3.3	110
2.8	115
2.2	115
1.1	104
1.2	119
0.6	116
0.5	100
0.6	116
1.1	99
6.1	71
0.5	116
3.9	71
3.9	67
1.1	83
3.9	66
0.6	83
3.3	66
3.9	66
7.2	36
0.6	75
3.9	58
0.6	67
1.1	66
1.7	66
1.1	66
0.6	75
5.4	58
1.1	67
1.1	66
0.6	66
0.6	67
5.6	36
1.1	66
5.0	32
4.9	48
0.4	72
1.2	66
2.8	48
1.6	60
1.6	66
1.1	55
2.7	44
0.5	66
2.3	50
2.2	40
5.0	40
1.7	58
1.7	58
2.3	52
0.5	66
0.4	66
3.2	40
1.7	43
3.4	34
6.1	32
1.2	50
1.7	43
1.1	50
4.5	39
1.1	42
2.7	50
0.5	60
1.1	40
7.7	23
0.6	44
1.1	43
1.7	52
3.3	36
0.5	55
0.6	50
3.8	40
2.2	40
7.2	22
1.7	43
0.6	52
6.1	28
3.9	32
0.5	40
1.1	50
1.7	32
5.5	6
1.7	43
2.2	32
4.5	32
1.1	50
2.8	36
1.7	40
0.6	50
1.1	32
3.4	43
3.6	36
2.6	32
0.5	34
2.2	36
1.6	36
1.1	43
1.1	32
0.6	32
0.6	32
2.1	32
1.6	36
5.0	6
0.5	32
2.2	26
0.6	38
0.6	32
5.5	6
5.5	11
0.5	43
5.0	11
2.8	32
0.5	40
2.2	32
3.9	28
0.5	32
4.4	11
4.5	2
4.4	16
1.1	26
0.6	32
2.7	32
4.7	26
4.8	26
3.6	28
5.6	26
0.5	32
0.5	43
1.1	36
3.3	31
0.5	32
1.1	39
1.1	39
3.8	11
2.8	6
5.6	2
0.6	39
0.5	34
1.1	32
0.6	32
2.8	32
2.1	34
1.6	16
0.5	36
2.8	6
3.3	11
2.2	11
0.6	36
0.6	32
2.2	11
1.7	32
1.0	36
2.4	31
2.6	32
5.0	4
3.8	11
1.6	2
1.7	2
5.5	11
3.9	26
1.1	11
1.1	32
0.6	32
0.6	32
0.5	32
1.1	11
0.6	32
1.7	26
0.4	36
2.2	28
3.4	20
0.9	34
2.0	31
5.1	15
4.2	14
3.0	26
3.2	26
2.1	32
1.1	26
0.5	11
0.6	11
0.6	11
1.1	26
1.1	11
0.6	26
0.5	2
1.1	30
2.2	26
2.2	20
3.3	6
0.5	26
0.5	32
1.6	26
1.1	11
1.1	12
1.1	28
1.7	23
2.2	19
1.1	32
1.1	31