Weather Records on 23 January 1909

60 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1909. Highest significance: Toledo Blade, US.

Key Facts for 23 January 1909

On 23 January 1909, 60 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 57 daily.
Toledo Blade set a daily record high minimum temperature of 12.2 C (54.0 F) on 23 January 1909.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

60 stations

60 station records on 23 January 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kaarimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

60 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 15.

Records on 23 January 1909 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	15
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 January 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 57.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

51 broken records

Margins by which the 51 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1909

Top 20 records on 23 January 1909 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1909	Toledo Blade, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	21 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1909	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low max	15.7 C (60.3 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1909	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low max	20.3 C (68.5 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1909	Warragul (Carbethon), AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1909	Gospic, HR	daily rain	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1909	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low min	8.1 C (46.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1909	Southampton, CA	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	21 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1909	Stratford, CA	monthly high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1909	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1909	Southampton, CA	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	21 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1909	Beatrice, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	21 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1909	Lakefield, CA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	10 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1909	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	8 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1909	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily high min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	9 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1909	Toronto, CA	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	21 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1909	Peterborough, CA	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	12 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1909	Toledo Blade, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	21 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1909	Madison Wb City, US	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	8 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1909	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	21 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1909	Warrnambool Shire Office, AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	24 years	13 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 1909

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1909. 1909 had 60 records.

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

Records on 01-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1800	2
1812	1
1815	1
1823	3
1827	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1860	1
1867	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	4
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	5
1901	5
1902	6
1903	5
1904	11
1905	4
1906	49
1907	22
1908	7
1909	60
1910	18
1911	5
1912	8
1913	32
1914	17
1915	30
1916	31
1917	245
1918	69
1919	28
1920	49
1921	38
1922	54
1923	63
1924	79
1925	118
1926	223
1927	262
1928	39
1929	304
1930	697
1931	243
1932	265
1933	757
1934	287
1935	588
1936	1,202
1937	686
1938	335
1939	406
1940	701
1941	345
1942	535
1943	1,200
1944	478
1945	146
1946	417
1947	414
1948	918
1949	705
1950	644
1951	283
1952	498
1953	531
1954	472
1955	568
1956	354
1957	593
1958	259
1959	535
1960	544
1961	529
1962	624
1963	1,366
1964	455
1965	831
1966	973
1967	1,336
1968	547
1969	1,128
1970	1,157
1971	407
1972	695
1973	495
1974	484
1975	457
1976	1,092
1977	629
1978	911
1979	1,109
1980	743
1981	1,387
1982	1,884
1983	845
1984	736
1985	775
1986	611
1987	1,231
1988	741
1989	634
1990	1,376
1991	891
1992	737
1993	1,273
1994	798
1995	991
1996	889
1997	936
1998	724
1999	2,024
2000	1,155
2001	588
2002	1,174
2003	1,269
2004	726
2005	1,207
2006	1,104
2007	1,127
2008	802
2009	1,334
2010	1,284
2011	741
2012	610
2013	764
2014	916
2015	561
2016	1,168
2017	1,089
2018	643
2019	688
2020	896
2021	455
2022	685
2023	567
2024	868
2025	1,016
2026	535

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 2	21
2 to 4	13
4 to 6	8
6 to 8	5
8 to 10	1
10 to 12	1
12 to 14	0
14 to 16	2