Weather Records on 23 January 1920

49 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1920. Highest significance: Houston Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 23 January 1920

On 23 January 1920, 49 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
10 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 48 daily.
Houston Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 66.5 mm (2.6 in) on 23 January 1920.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

49 stations

49 station records on 23 January 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Nectar Brook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.5 C (-30.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.8 C (-34.2 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

49 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 14, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 23 January 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	14
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 January 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 48.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

44 broken records

Margins by which the 44 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1920

Top 20 records on 23 January 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1920	Houston Wb City, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1920	Newport, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1920	Chatham 2, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	22 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1920	Montgomery Wb City, US	monthly high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1920	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1920	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1920	Henichesk, UA	daily rain	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1920	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1920	Camden 1, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1920	Powell Creek, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1920	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily low max	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	29 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1920	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily high min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1920	Orenburg, RU	daily rain	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	25 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1920	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	43 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1920	Minnedosa, CA	daily low min	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	37 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1920	Port Augusta (Nectar Brook), AU	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	35 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1920	St Albans, CA	daily low min	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	33 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1920	Bjuroklubb, SE	daily rain	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1920	Arhangelsk, RU	daily low min	-34.5 C (-30.1 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	27 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1920	Irkutsk, RU	daily high max	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	27 years	14 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1920. 1920 had 49 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 10	38
10 to 20	3
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1