Weather Records on 31 January 2022

255 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 2022. Highest significance: Palacios Muni AP, US.

Key Facts for 31 January 2022

On 31 January 2022, 255 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 247 daily.
Palacios Muni AP set a monthly record daily precipitation of 185.7 mm (7.3 in) on 31 January 2022.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

255 stations

255 station records on 31 January 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Palacios Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.7 mm (7.3 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Austin Bergstrom Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Todd River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Broome Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Taringo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Schulenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
College STN Easterwood Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ambalindum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goorambat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Undoolya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maryvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ormiston Gorge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Adaminaby (Yaouk)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Melton Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Giddings 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Amhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kangiara (Laverstock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colac (Shire Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trephina Gorge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pykes Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wensleydale (Anglesea (Vehicle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camballin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne (Lynwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jubilee Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Knob	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Austin-Camp Mabry	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwagga (Sylvanham)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Birregurra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tully Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Macedon Lock E30	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alger-Dar El Beida	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rankins Springs (Acres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sejmchan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid/Cuatrovientos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fedor 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Habarovsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.8 C (-28.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wimberley 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Temir	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tomakomai	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Menara	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Norristown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

255 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 31 January 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 31 January 2022 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 247.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

215 broken records

Margins by which the 215 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 157.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 2022

Top 20 records on 31 January 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 2022	Palacios Muni AP, US	monthly rain	185.7 mm (7.3 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	78 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
31 January 2022	Hallettsville 2 N, US	monthly rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	96 years	72 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2022	Austin Bergstrom Intl AP, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2022	Todd River, AU	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2022	Broome Airport, AU	daily rain	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2022	Cobar (Taringo Downs), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	112 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2022	Schulenburg, US	monthly rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2022	College STN Easterwood Fld, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2022	Ambalindum, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2022	Livermore, US	monthly high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	111 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2022	Goorambat, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2022	Undoolya, AU	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	120 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2022	Taung, ZA	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2022	Maryvale, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2022	Ormiston Gorge, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2022	The Rock Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2022	Adaminaby (Yaouk), AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2022	Mansfield (Post Office), AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2022	Melton Reservoir, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2022	Giddings 5E, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	48 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

1800 to 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2022. 2022 had 255 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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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	171
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1