Weather Records on 17 January 1923

122 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1923. Highest significance: Bad Muskau, DE.

Key Facts for 17 January 1923

On 17 January 1923, 122 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 120 daily.
Bad Muskau set a daily record snow depth of 12.0 cm (4.7 in) on 17 January 1923.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

122 stations

122 station records on 17 January 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lynd #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Roseworthy Agric College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-57.5 C (-71.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

122 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 17 January 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	9
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 17 January 1923 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 120.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

96 broken records

Margins by which the 96 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1923

Top 20 records on 17 January 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1923	Bad Muskau, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1923	Barkerville, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1923	Barkerville, CA	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1923	Southampton, CA	daily low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1923	Boulia Airport, AU	daily high min	31.8 C (89.2 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1923	Minnedosa, CA	daily high max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1923	Woodstock, CA	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	45 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1923	Lindsay, CA	daily low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1923	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily high max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1923	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily low min	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1923	Qu'appelle, CA	daily high max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	31 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1923	Stoney Creek, CA	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	19 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1923	Peterborough, CA	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1923	McPherson, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1923	Lexington, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	22 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1923	Bridgewater, AU	daily rain	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	37 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1923	Guelph Oac, CA	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1923	Emporia 1 S, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1923	Hays 1 S, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1923	Macksville 8 NNE, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	19 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

1795 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1923. 1923 had 122 records.

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

Records on 01-17 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	2
1802	1
1804	1
1805	2
1809	1
1812	1
1820	1
1826	2
1828	1
1838	2
1845	3
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1893	5
1894	5
1895	3
1896	4
1897	6
1899	5
1900	5
1901	1
1902	4
1903	3
1904	9
1905	2
1906	19
1907	38
1908	10
1909	13
1910	21
1911	49
1912	8
1913	66
1914	13
1915	19
1916	47
1917	32
1918	37
1919	45
1920	148
1921	70
1922	25
1923	122
1924	278
1925	184
1926	118
1927	144
1928	309
1929	118
1930	942
1931	130
1932	489
1933	203
1934	120
1935	444
1936	377
1937	196
1938	323
1939	375
1940	566
1941	644
1942	601
1943	1,086
1944	333
1945	511
1946	1,089
1947	354
1948	613
1949	566
1950	731
1951	535
1952	773
1953	531
1954	632
1955	303
1956	431
1957	1,040
1958	555
1959	760
1960	657
1961	537
1962	625
1963	537
1964	450
1965	1,180
1966	275
1967	423
1968	400
1969	526
1970	931
1971	871
1972	884
1973	1,147
1974	1,327
1975	647
1976	717
1977	2,352
1978	1,458
1979	1,182
1980	601
1981	821
1982	1,899
1983	592
1984	888
1985	988
1986	848
1987	1,375
1988	751
1989	745
1990	1,986
1991	776
1992	958
1993	1,685
1994	1,805
1995	1,186
1996	1,353
1997	791
1998	832
1999	775
2000	1,060
2001	744
2002	505
2003	764
2004	1,245
2005	682
2006	1,055
2007	1,911
2008	1,114
2009	851
2010	876
2011	972
2012	847
2013	643
2014	548
2015	489
2016	458
2017	1,002
2018	1,273
2019	582
2020	828
2021	375
2022	1,022
2023	808
2024	1,585
2025	586
2026	370

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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 20	94
20 to 40	0
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2