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Weather Records on 23 January 1915

30 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1915. Highest significance: Buffalo, US.

Key Facts for 23 January 1915

  • On 23 January 1915, 30 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 30 daily.
  • Buffalo set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 23 January 1915.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

30 stations
Weather records on 23 January 1915 30 station records on 23 January 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
30 station records on 23 January 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 January 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonCanadaRecord daily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord daily snowfall16.5 cm (6.5 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Port JervisUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord daily snowfall17.3 cm (6.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Karumba Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation107.4 mm (4.2 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
MilanItalyRecord daily precipitation20.0 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
BrantfordCanadaRecord daily snowfall14.0 cm (5.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-0.5 C (31.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall14.0 cm (5.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Urana Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
MaccueCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang (Meran Downs)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.8 mm (0.03 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Normanton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation101.6 mm (4.0 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily snowfall8.9 cm (3.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
KirovRussiaRecord daily precipitation3.4 mm (0.13 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-11.1 C (12.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BromeCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

30 records
Records on 23 January 1915 by type Records set or tied on 23 January 1915 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 12. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 12Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 January 1915 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 12.
Records on 23 January 1915 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall12
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 January 1915 by timescale Records on 23 January 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 30. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 30all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 January 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 30.
Records on 23 January 1915 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily30

How Much Records Were Beaten By

24 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 January 1915 Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 20: 1520 to 40: 340 to 60: 160 to 80: 280 to 100: 1100 to 120: 1120 to 140: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140
Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 January 1915
MarginRecords
0 to 2015
20 to 403
40 to 601
60 to 802
80 to 1001
100 to 1201
120 to 1401

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1915
Top 20 records on 23 January 1915 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 January 1915Buffalo, USdaily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)12.2 cm (4.8 in)3 years27 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1915Hamilton, CAdaily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)10.2 cm (4.0 in)30 years26 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1915Port Dover, CAdaily snowfall16.5 cm (6.5 in)3.8 cm (1.5 in)30 years21 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1915Port Jervis, USdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)8.9 cm (3.5 in)17 years21 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1915Welland, CAdaily snowfall17.3 cm (6.8 in)7.1 cm (2.8 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1915Karumba Pilot Station, AUdaily rain107.4 mm (4.2 in)38.8 mm (1.5 in)0 years19 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1915Milan, ITdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)28 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1915Santa Fe, USdaily low max-5.6 C (21.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1915Buffalo, USdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)5 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1915Brantford, CAdaily snowfall14.0 cm (5.5 in)6.4 cm (2.5 in)7 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1915Reading Wb City, USdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1915Gavle, SEdaily high min-0.5 C (31.1 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1915Concord, USdaily snowfall14.0 cm (5.5 in)3.8 cm (1.5 in)16 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1915Urana Post Office, AUdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1915Maccue, CAdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)3 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1915Houston Wb City, USdaily low max4.4 C (39.9 F)5.6 C (10.1 F)4 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1915Kerang (Meran Downs), AUdaily rain0.8 mm (0.03 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)30 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1915Portland Rfc City, USdaily low max1.1 C (34.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)24 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1915Normanton Post Office, AUdaily rain101.6 mm (4.0 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1915Gravenhurst, CAdaily snowfall8.9 cm (3.5 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)16 years11 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 1915
Records on 01-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1915. 1915 had 30 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 1915. 1915 had 30 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).