Weather Records on 16 January 1923

47 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1923. Highest significance: Seymour (Mag), ZA.

Key Facts for 16 January 1923

On 16 January 1923, 47 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 46 daily.
Seymour (Mag) set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 16 January 1923.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

47 stations

47 station records on 16 January 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record snow depth	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mein Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.8 C (103.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.4 C (106.5 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

47 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 January 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	11
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 January 1923 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 46.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

39 broken records

Margins by which the 39 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1923

Top 20 records on 16 January 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1923	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1923	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1923	Portland, US	all-time snow depth	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	0 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1923	Mein Station, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1923	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1923	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	44 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1923	Dalby Post Office, AU	daily high max	39.8 C (103.6 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1923	Milparinka Hotel, AU	daily rain	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	39 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1923	Pointe Riche, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1923	Milan, IT	daily high max	11.4 C (52.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	23 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1923	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1923	Ashland, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	17 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1923	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily low min	15.8 C (60.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	13 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1923	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1923	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	33 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1923	Jacksonville, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	17 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1923	Battleford, CA	daily high max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	38 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1923	London South, CA	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	37 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1923	Kamferskraal, ZA	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1923	Boulia Airport, AU	daily high min	28.0 C (82.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	33 years	13 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 set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1923. 1923 had 47 records.

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

Records on 01-16 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	1
1804	1
1818	1
1820	2
1826	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	3
1847	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	2
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1875	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	4
1886	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	8
1895	5
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	17
1900	1
1901	1
1902	5
1904	6
1905	22
1906	26
1907	17
1908	14
1909	19
1910	21
1911	15
1912	38
1913	52
1914	16
1915	29
1916	28
1917	30
1918	89
1919	50
1920	249
1921	36
1922	29
1923	47
1924	277
1925	237
1926	69
1927	250
1928	327
1929	130
1930	680
1931	160
1932	605
1933	343
1934	99
1935	426
1936	349
1937	186
1938	549
1939	539
1940	284
1941	601
1942	585
1943	628
1944	252
1945	434
1946	430
1947	597
1948	299
1949	933
1950	855
1951	679
1952	614
1953	1,040
1954	882
1955	318
1956	519
1957	795
1958	459
1959	462
1960	349
1961	864
1962	387
1963	996
1964	577
1965	910
1966	464
1967	516
1968	536
1969	630
1970	729
1971	628
1972	1,724
1973	1,134
1974	1,957
1975	717
1976	593
1977	1,430
1978	1,399
1979	1,043
1980	965
1981	815
1982	1,121
1983	759
1984	1,376
1985	846
1986	785
1987	1,465
1988	597
1989	835
1990	1,692
1991	897
1992	1,150
1993	1,351
1994	2,003
1995	1,381
1996	995
1997	1,016
1998	884
1999	816
2000	1,073
2001	753
2002	605
2003	691
2004	1,446
2005	654
2006	746
2007	1,962
2008	777
2009	1,328
2010	739
2011	996
2012	569
2013	990
2014	534
2015	424
2016	453
2017	1,104
2018	1,045
2019	512
2020	1,098
2021	544
2022	576
2023	646
2024	2,401
2025	684
2026	506

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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	33
10 to 20	1
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1