Weather Records on 12 January 1923

65 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1923. Highest significance: Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZ.

Key Facts for 12 January 1923

On 12 January 1923, 65 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 64 daily.
Sidi-Bel-Abbes set a daily record precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 12 January 1923.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

65 stations

65 station records on 12 January 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moonagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Deer Park	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Deer Park	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.6 C (-30.3 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

65 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 January 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	11
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 January 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 64.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

50 broken records

Margins by which the 50 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1923

Top 20 records on 12 January 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1923	Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZ	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1923	Chatham, CA	daily low min	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	47 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1923	Portland, US	monthly snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	0 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1923	Bathurst, CA	daily low min	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	45 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1923	Milan, IT	daily rain	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1923	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1923	Orleansville (Chlef), DZ	daily low max	9.0 C (48.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1923	Moonagee, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1923	Santa Fe, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	43 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1923	Horton, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	22 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1923	Independence, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	22 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1923	Lebo, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1923	Lexington 3E, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1923	Toronto Deer Park, CA	daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1923	Yates Ctr, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	22 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1923	Toronto Deer Park, CA	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	31 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1923	Marshall, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1923	Kansas City, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1923	Elliotdale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1923	Columbus, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	22 years	15 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

1794 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1923. 1923 had 65 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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 50	48
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1