Weather Records on 22 January 1923

52 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1923. Highest significance: Portland, US.

Key Facts for 22 January 1923

On 22 January 1923, 52 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 52 daily.
Portland set a daily record snow depth of 86.4 cm (34.0 in) on 22 January 1923.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

52 stations

52 station records on 22 January 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Portland	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Goldberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kingswood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hingham (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

52 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 24, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 22 January 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	24
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 22 January 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 52.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

40 broken records

Margins by which the 40 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1923

Top 20 records on 22 January 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1923	Portland, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	3 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1923	Waren, DE	daily rain	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1923	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1923	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low min	1.0 C (33.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1923	Soltau, DE	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1923	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily low max	27.9 C (82.2 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1923	Schwerin, DE	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	1 year	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1923	Goldberg, DE	daily rain	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1923	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	34 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1923	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	4 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1923	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	13 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1923	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	13 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1923	Falsterbo, SE	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	38 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1923	Weldon, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1923	Potsdam, DE	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1923	Bad Muskau, DE	daily snow depth	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	11 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1923	Wittstock-Rote Muhle, DE	daily rain	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	30 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1923	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	19 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1923	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	8 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1923	Kingswood, AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	23 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 52 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

Download the Data

Data for records on 1923-01-22: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	39
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1