Weather Records on 1 January 1923

141 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1923. Highest significance: Charlotteburg Rsvr, US.

Key Facts for 1 January 1923

On 1 January 1923, 141 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 137 daily.
Charlotteburg Rsvr set a daily record precipitation of 43.4 mm (1.7 in) on 1 January 1923.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

141 stations

141 station records on 1 January 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede Spottsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coonalpyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palermo	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville Pearson St	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Parkers Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

141 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 89, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 1 January 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	89
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 1 January 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 137.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

125 broken records

Margins by which the 125 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1923

Top 20 records on 1 January 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1923	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1923	Brome, CA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1923	Vineland, US	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1923	Solomons, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1923	Gloversville, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1923	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	53 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1923	Runnymede Spottsville, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1923	Easton, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1923	Lewiston, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1923	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1923	Norwalk, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1923	Elizabeth, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1923	Eufaula, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1923	Morganton, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1923	Waterbury, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1923	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1923	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1923	Newberry, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1923	Storrs, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1923	State College, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	29 years	22 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

1798 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1923. 1923 had 141 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 January 1923
Margin	Records
0 to 10	90
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1