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Weather Records on 4 January 1923

54 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1923. Highest significance: Portland, US.

Key Facts for 4 January 1923

  • On 4 January 1923, 54 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 13 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 53 daily.
  • Portland set a daily record snowfall of 36.8 cm (14.5 in) on 4 January 1923.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

54 stations
Weather records on 4 January 1923 54 station records on 4 January 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
54 station records on 4 January 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 January 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
PortlandUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall36.8 cm (14.5 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord daily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NWUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
WhiteheadCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation37.1 mm (1.5 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Laidley Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.8 mm (1.5 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Cape NormanCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature4.2 C (39.6 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord snow depth63.5 cm (25.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature0.5 C (32.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
PlainfieldUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall14.0 cm (5.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STNUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
SyktyvkarRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-1.9 C (28.6 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
BelvidereUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-PecherskoeRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-4.1 C (24.6 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
TobolskRussiaRecord daily precipitation2.7 mm (0.11 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
BlinkbonnieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
OakbankCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
OakbankCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill CoopUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall21.8 cm (8.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
AberdeenUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
GardinerUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature4.9 C (40.8 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
SalekhardRussiaRecord daily precipitation2.4 mm (0.09 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
EastportUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Fall RiverUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Mein StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation74.9 mm (2.9 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Kotupna)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Gundy (Miller St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Cape NormanCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi OuzouAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
WhiteheadCanadaRecord daily precipitation61.0 mm (2.4 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
NorthfieldUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
BiskraAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature11.0 C (51.8 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
BathurstCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord high minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-8.0 C (17.6 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz CdaCanadaRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa CdaCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath PointCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord high minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
MarengoUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
YandillaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
NeedlesUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

54 records
Records on 4 January 1923 by type Records set or tied on 4 January 1923 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 1. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 13Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 21Heaviest daily snowfall: 17Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 January 1923 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 4 January 1923 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum13
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall21
Heaviest daily snowfall17
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 4 January 1923 by timescale Records on 4 January 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 53. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 53all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 January 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 53.
Records on 4 January 1923 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily53

How Much Records Were Beaten By

41 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 January 1923 Margins by which the 41 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 25: 2925 to 50: 450 to 75: 475 to 100: 0100 to 125: 3125 to 150: 0150 to 175: 0175 to 200: 10 to 2525 to 5050 to 7575 to 100100 to 125125 to 150150 to 175175 to 200
Margins by which the 41 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 January 1923
MarginRecords
0 to 2529
25 to 504
50 to 754
75 to 1000
100 to 1253
125 to 1500
150 to 1750
175 to 2001

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1923
Top 20 records on 4 January 1923 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 January 1923Portland, USdaily snowfall36.8 cm (14.5 in)11.1 cm (4.4 in)17 years26 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1923Charlottetown, CAdaily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)7.1 cm (2.8 in)27 years25 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1923Somerville 4 NW, USdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)10.2 cm (4.0 in)17 years25 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1923Whitehead, CAdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)12.2 cm (4.8 in)24 years24 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1923Portland, USdaily rain37.1 mm (1.5 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)17 years23 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1923Warwick Post Office, AUdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)34 years22 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1923Laidley Post Office, AUdaily rain37.8 mm (1.5 in)30.9 mm (1.2 in)11 years21 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1923Cape Norman, CAdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)31 years21 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1923Tranebjerg, DKdaily high min4.2 C (39.6 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)49 years21 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1923Portland, USdaily snow depth63.5 cm (25.0 in)17.8 cm (7.0 in)17 years21 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1923Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)23 years19 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1923Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)23 years19 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1923Pitea, SEdaily high min0.5 C (32.9 F)3.5 C (6.3 F)33 years18 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1923Plainfield, USdaily snowfall14.0 cm (5.5 in)5.9 cm (2.3 in)17 years18 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1923Saint John, CAdaily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)6.9 cm (2.7 in)4 years17 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1923Haparanda, SEdaily high min0.0 C (32.0 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1923Crookston NW Exp STN, USdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1923Arhangelsk, RUdaily high min-3.9 C (25.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1923Syktyvkar, RUdaily high min-1.7 C (28.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1923Jokkmokk, SEdaily high min-1.9 C (28.6 F)5.1 C (9.2 F)13 years13 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 1923
Records on 01-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1923. 1923 had 54 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001795: 21803: 21824: 11845: 11855: 11860: 21864: 41866: 11867: 21869: 21871: 21872: 11873: 21874: 31876: 11877: 31878: 31879: 11880: 11881: 31882: 21884: 21886: 51887: 21888: 41889: 41890: 21891: 41892: 11893: 21894: 91895: 81896: 21897: 11898: 21899: 41900: 61901: 91902: 71903: 161904: 511905: 211906: 151907: 131908: 81909: 231910: 201911: 171912: 301913: 271914: 451915: 211916: 591917: 591918: 781919: 341920: 1131921: 1211922: 561923: 541924: 1841925: 1281926: 3101927: 1851928: 1501929: 961930: 1341931: 941932: 2001933: 2311934: 3191935: 2071936: 3941937: 2511938: 1361939: 6471940: 3321941: 1,0101942: 1,1911943: 4531944: 3001945: 1941946: 3711947: 8581948: 3911949: 1,2611950: 2,0151951: 3941952: 3491953: 2671954: 2491955: 6591956: 4621957: 2621958: 4481959: 1,1241960: 3581961: 3781962: 3591963: 5591964: 3491965: 4031966: 7981967: 3191968: 6611969: 6451970: 4971971: 1,1911972: 7281973: 6671974: 9571975: 3941976: 5341977: 5241978: 6561979: 1,6061980: 6431981: 1,4301982: 2,2611983: 9531984: 9961985: 1,0491986: 7051987: 1,1721988: 9031989: 1,2051990: 5091991: 1,0161992: 1,2011993: 1,5381994: 1,4181995: 9221996: 1,3891997: 3,2561998: 1,2461999: 1,8422000: 1,4862001: 1,3502002: 1,1512003: 1,2292004: 1,6112005: 1,5812006: 1,1672007: 2,0452008: 8452009: 8242010: 1,1832011: 5862012: 1,3572013: 7972014: 7702015: 7152016: 6182017: 9972018: 1,0962019: 6162020: 4972021: 4272022: 6982023: 1,2362024: 5622025: 4772026: 1,0131795187918981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1923. 1923 had 54 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-04 in each year
YearRecords
17952
18032
18241
18451
18551
18602
18644
18661
18672
18692
18712
18721
18732
18743
18761
18773
18783
18791
18801
18813
18822
18842
18865
18872
18884
18894
18902
18914
18921
18932
18949
18958
18962
18971
18982
18994
19006
19019
19027
190316
190451
190521
190615
190713
19088
190923
191020
191117
191230
191327
191445
191521
191659
191759
191878
191934
1920113
1921121
192256
192354
1924184
1925128
1926310
1927185
1928150
192996
1930134
193194
1932200
1933231
1934319
1935207
1936394
1937251
1938136
1939647
1940332
19411,010
19421,191
1943453
1944300
1945194
1946371
1947858
1948391
19491,261
19502,015
1951394
1952349
1953267
1954249
1955659
1956462
1957262
1958448
19591,124
1960358
1961378
1962359
1963559
1964349
1965403
1966798
1967319
1968661
1969645
1970497
19711,191
1972728
1973667
1974957
1975394
1976534
1977524
1978656
19791,606
1980643
19811,430
19822,261
1983953
1984996
19851,049
1986705
19871,172
1988903
19891,205
1990509
19911,016
19921,201
19931,538
19941,418
1995922
19961,389
19973,256
19981,246
19991,842
20001,486
20011,350
20021,151
20031,229
20041,611
20051,581
20061,167
20072,045
2008845
2009824
20101,183
2011586
20121,357
2013797
2014770
2015715
2016618
2017997
20181,096
2019616
2020497
2021427
2022698
20231,236
2024562
2025477
20261,013

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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).