Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 14 January to 6 February 2023

Name: Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 14 January to 6 February 2023
Start: 2023-01-14
End: 2023-02-06
Location: United States, Mexico

Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 14 January to 6 February 2023: 2,892 records at 1,156 stations, peak on 30 January 2023. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 14 January to 6 February 2023 set or tied 2,892 station records at 1,156 stations.
It ran from 14 January 2023 to 6 February 2023 (24 days) and its peak day was 30 January 2023.
Status: closed.
Wallace set a daily record low maximum temperature of -14.4 C (6.1 F) on 30 January 2023.
The busiest day was 30 January 2023 with 775 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 142 years.

Footprint

14 January to 6 February 2023

The area covered by Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 14 January to 6 February 2023 is outlined, with 13 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 14 January to 6 February 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Wallace	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	2023-01-30
Sugar City	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	2023-01-30
Aspendell	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	2023-01-18
Ft McKavett	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2023-01-31
Roosevelt 1 S	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2023-01-27
Calistoga	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2023-01-17
Austin #2	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	2023-01-30
Glenbrook	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2023-01-31
Auburn	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2023-01-31
Meeker	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	2023-01-31
Virginia City	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2023-01-18
Mancos 1SW	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	2023-01-26
Newell	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	2023-01-30

Records per Day

Peak day 775

Records set or tied each day from 14 January 2023 to 6 February 2023. The most in one day was 775 on 30 January 2023.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 14 January to 6 February 2023
Date	Records
2023-01-14	1
2023-01-15	10
2023-01-16	3
2023-01-17	24
2023-01-18	39
2023-01-19	111
2023-01-20	174
2023-01-21	119
2023-01-22	85
2023-01-23	81
2023-01-24	75
2023-01-25	113
2023-01-26	36
2023-01-27	29
2023-01-28	66
2023-01-29	575
2023-01-30	775
2023-01-31	466
2023-02-01	79
2023-02-02	19
2023-02-03	4
2023-02-04	2
2023-02-05	5
2023-02-06	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 14 January to 6 February 2023 ranked by margin
Wallace, 01-30	10.5 C (18.9 F)
Wallace, 01-31	7.8 C (14.0 F)
Ft McKavett, 01-31	6.6 C (11.9 F)
Aspendell, 01-18	5.0 C (9.0 F)
Aspendell, 01-23	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Aspendell, 02-06	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Calistoga, 01-17	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Roosevelt 1 S, 01-27	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Meeker, 01-31	2.7 C (4.9 F)
Ft McKavett, 02-01	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Austin #2, 01-30	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Glenbrook, 01-31	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Aspendell, 01-31	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Wallace, 01-31	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Aspendell, 02-01	1.6 C (2.9 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 and Mexico, 14 January to 6 February 2023
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
10.5	100
1.1	101
5.0	100
7.8	117
6.6	142
2.8	93
3.3	101
3.3	89
2.2	107
1.7	107
1.1	100
1.7	100
1.6	100
2.7	107
1.7	107
2.3	142
3.9	85
1.6	119
1.1	128
1.6	100
1.7	107
5.6	73
7.2	85
1.1	93
1.2	96
1.1	104
1.1	107
1.1	104
0.6	132
1.1	105
0.6	105
0.6	104
0.6	123
2.8	91
5.0	72
0.6	127
0.6	104
0.5	108
0.5	107
6.1	72
2.2	66
3.9	73
5.6	72
1.1	92
2.2	91
2.8	84
3.9	72
1.2	91
3.4	73
5.6	67
1.7	75
0.6	85
1.1	85
4.5	72
5.0	67
1.7	32
2.2	84
1.2	85
3.9	72
2.2	79
2.2	84
13.6	28
11.6	32
1.7	77
0.5	85
3.4	72
0.6	84
7.8	44
3.9	72
11.6	44
2.8	77
3.8	57
2.3	72
6.7	51
3.9	72
1.7	72
2.8	72
4.4	72
5.5	67
6.1	56
7.3	60
2.2	72
1.6	72
3.4	43
2.8	72
10.6	32
13.3	27
2.7	67
0.5	73
1.2	73
0.5	75
3.3	72
1.7	72
1.7	72
1.6	72
1.2	72
1.2	72
2.2	72
1.6	72
1.1	73
1.1	72
3.3	65
1.6	72
1.7	72
0.5	73
0.6	72
12.8	28
1.1	72
0.5	72
1.1	72
1.1	72
5.5	44
3.4	72
2.7	72
2.8	72
1.6	72
3.9	67
3.3	60
6.2	37
1.7	72
1.1	67
1.1	44
0.6	72
1.7	72
2.2	72
2.2	72
2.8	72
2.3	72
11.8	20
13.2	20
6.1	60
1.7	68
1.1	60
0.6	72
0.6	72
11.1	41
0.6	72
0.6	72
0.5	72
0.6	72
4.5	56
5.0	53
6.1	44
8.4	39
7.2	44
0.6	72
10.5	23
3.3	65
0.6	76
1.1	63
0.6	72
1.1	72
1.1	65
0.6	65
6.6	51
1.7	67
0.6	73
0.6	72
0.5	72
0.6	72
11.7	0
3.1	37
8.3	20
8.2	28
1.7	68
1.6	72
0.5	72
0.5	68
2.3	59
6.7	37
1.1	67
0.5	72
5.0	44
5.0	44
3.9	60
3.9	44
1.1	67
0.6	72
1.1	57
1.1	57
3.9	48
1.7	60
6.7	45
5.0	44
4.4	44
6.6	44
1.1	72
3.9	43
7.5	28
1.1	15
6.7	37
9.5	37
1.2	72
0.5	72
0.5	72
0.5	72
0.6	68
5.0	43
7.3	44
6.6	44

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 14 January to 6 February 2023 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, 14 January to 6 February 2023 (this event)	2,892 records

Every Record Set

20 of 2,892

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 14 January to 6 February 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-01-17	Calistoga	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	89	44 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-18	Aspendell	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	100	49 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-18	Virginia City	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	128	42 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-23	Aspendell	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	85	42 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-26	Mancos 1SW	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	119	42 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-27	Roosevelt 1 S	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	93	47 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-30	Wallace	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	100	53 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-30	Sugar City	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101	51 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-30	Austin #2	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	107	44 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-30	Newell	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100	42 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-31	Wallace	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	117	49 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-31	Ft McKavett	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	142	49 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-31	Glenbrook	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	107	44 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-31	Auburn	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100	43 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-31	Aspendell	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100	43 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-31	Meeker	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	107	43 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-31	Wallace	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	107	43 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-01	Aspendell	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100	43 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-01	Ft McKavett	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	142	43 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-06	Aspendell	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	101	47 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 2,892 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 2026-10-12. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.