Weather Records on 22 January 2005

1,242 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 2005. Highest significance: Sheboygan, US.

Key Facts for 22 January 2005

On 22 January 2005, 1,242 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
394 were record highs and 237 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,213 daily.
Sheboygan set a daily record snowfall of 36.8 cm (14.5 in) on 22 January 2005.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

1,242 stations

1,242 station records on 22 January 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Antioch	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kelliher	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Merrill	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Painesville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Blanchardville #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
W Allis	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Flint Fcwos	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Readstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland Police Brk	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nikko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Pleine Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lynxville Dam 9	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mary College	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing Capital City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waukon 3NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Islip-Li Macarthur AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hoytville 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Theilman 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Benson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Platteville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,242 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 203, Lowest daily maximum 148, Highest daily minimum 191, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 338, Heaviest daily snowfall 250, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 22 January 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	203
Lowest daily maximum	148
Highest daily minimum	191
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	338
Heaviest daily snowfall	250
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 22 January 2005 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 26, daily 1,213.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,013 broken records

Margins by which the 1,013 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 431.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 2005

Top 20 records on 22 January 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 2005	Sheboygan, US	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	88 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2005	Middleboro, US	all-time snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	105 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2005	Antioch, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	90 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2005	Kelliher, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	94 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2005	Saint Johns, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	109 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2005	Merrill, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2005	Painesville 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2005	Port Washington, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	99 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2005	Waukesha Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	90 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2005	Moose Lake 1 SSE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2005	Millington 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	109 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2005	Hastings Dam 2, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2005	Blanchardville #2, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2005	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	106 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2005	Oconomowoc Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2005	Marengo, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	106 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2005	Coldwater St School, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	101 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2005	W Allis, US	daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2005	Flint Fcwos, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2005	Alfred, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	79 years	56 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2005. 2005 had 1,242 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 January 2005
Margin	Records
0 to 100	952
100 to 200	52
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1