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Weather Records on 23 January 1901

5 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1901. Highest significance: Hambantota, LK.

Key Facts for 23 January 1901

  • On 23 January 1901, 5 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 5 daily.
  • Hambantota set a daily record high minimum temperature of 25.0 C (77.0 F) on 23 January 1901.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

5 stations
Weather records on 23 January 1901 5 station records on 23 January 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
5 station records on 23 January 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 January 1901: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature21.8 C (71.2 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature31.9 C (89.4 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

5 records
Records on 23 January 1901 by type Records set or tied on 23 January 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3. 0123Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 0Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 January 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3.
Records on 23 January 1901 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall0
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 January 1901 by timescale Records on 23 January 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 5. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 5all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 January 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 5.
Records on 23 January 1901 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily5

How Much Records Were Beaten By

5 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 January 1901 Margins by which the 5 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2.2. Ties are not counted. 011220.0 to 0.5: 10.5 to 1.0: 21.0 to 1.5: 11.5 to 2.0: 02.0 to 2.5: 10.0 to 0.50.5 to 1.01.0 to 1.51.5 to 2.02.0 to 2.5
Margins by which the 5 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 January 1901
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.51
0.5 to 1.02
1.0 to 1.51
1.5 to 2.00
2.0 to 2.51

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1901
Top 5 records on 23 January 1901 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 January 1901Hambantota, LKdaily high min25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1901Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low max21.8 C (71.2 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)5 years9 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1901Hambantota, LKdaily high max31.9 C (89.4 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)11 years7 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1901Madison Wb City, USdaily high min-3.3 C (26.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)1 year4 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1901Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily high min-1.7 C (28.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)4 years4 of 100 (Routine)

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 1901
Records on 01-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1901. 1901 had 5 records. 01,0002,0003,0001795: 21800: 21812: 11815: 11823: 31827: 11840: 11845: 11846: 21849: 11850: 11852: 11855: 21856: 11860: 11867: 11869: 21871: 11872: 11873: 11874: 11879: 11880: 11881: 21882: 11884: 31886: 11887: 41888: 11890: 21891: 31892: 31893: 51894: 41895: 41896: 61897: 11898: 51899: 81900: 51901: 51902: 61903: 51904: 111905: 41906: 491907: 221908: 71909: 601910: 181911: 51912: 81913: 321914: 171915: 301916: 311917: 2451918: 691919: 281920: 491921: 381922: 541923: 631924: 791925: 1181926: 2231927: 2621928: 391929: 3041930: 6971931: 2431932: 2651933: 7571934: 2871935: 5881936: 1,2021937: 6861938: 3351939: 4061940: 7011941: 3451942: 5351943: 1,2001944: 4781945: 1461946: 4171947: 4141948: 9181949: 7051950: 6441951: 2831952: 4981953: 5311954: 4721955: 5681956: 3541957: 5931958: 2591959: 5351960: 5441961: 5291962: 6241963: 1,3661964: 4551965: 8311966: 9731967: 1,3361968: 5471969: 1,1281970: 1,1571971: 4071972: 6951973: 4951974: 4841975: 4571976: 1,0921977: 6291978: 9111979: 1,1091980: 7431981: 1,3871982: 1,8841983: 8451984: 7361985: 7751986: 6111987: 1,2311988: 7411989: 6341990: 1,3761991: 8911992: 7371993: 1,2731994: 7981995: 9911996: 8891997: 9361998: 7241999: 2,0242000: 1,1552001: 5882002: 1,1742003: 1,2692004: 7262005: 1,2072006: 1,1042007: 1,1272008: 8022009: 1,3342010: 1,2842011: 7412012: 6102013: 7642014: 9162015: 5612016: 1,1682017: 1,0892018: 6432019: 6882020: 8962021: 4552022: 6852023: 5672024: 8682025: 1,0162026: 5351795187118951912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1901. 1901 had 5 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-23 in each year
YearRecords
17952
18002
18121
18151
18233
18271
18401
18451
18462
18491
18501
18521
18552
18561
18601
18671
18692
18711
18721
18731
18741
18791
18801
18812
18821
18843
18861
18874
18881
18902
18913
18923
18935
18944
18954
18966
18971
18985
18998
19005
19015
19026
19035
190411
19054
190649
190722
19087
190960
191018
19115
19128
191332
191417
191530
191631
1917245
191869
191928
192049
192138
192254
192363
192479
1925118
1926223
1927262
192839
1929304
1930697
1931243
1932265
1933757
1934287
1935588
19361,202
1937686
1938335
1939406
1940701
1941345
1942535
19431,200
1944478
1945146
1946417
1947414
1948918
1949705
1950644
1951283
1952498
1953531
1954472
1955568
1956354
1957593
1958259
1959535
1960544
1961529
1962624
19631,366
1964455
1965831
1966973
19671,336
1968547
19691,128
19701,157
1971407
1972695
1973495
1974484
1975457
19761,092
1977629
1978911
19791,109
1980743
19811,387
19821,884
1983845
1984736
1985775
1986611
19871,231
1988741
1989634
19901,376
1991891
1992737
19931,273
1994798
1995991
1996889
1997936
1998724
19992,024
20001,155
2001588
20021,174
20031,269
2004726
20051,207
20061,104
20071,127
2008802
20091,334
20101,284
2011741
2012610
2013764
2014916
2015561
20161,168
20171,089
2018643
2019688
2020896
2021455
2022685
2023567
2024868
20251,016
2026535

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).