Weather Records on 23 January 1923

63 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1923. Highest significance: Tizi Ouzou, DZ.

Key Facts for 23 January 1923

On 23 January 1923, 63 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 62 daily.
Tizi Ouzou set a daily record precipitation of 54.6 mm (2.1 in) on 23 January 1923.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

63 stations

63 station records on 23 January 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.1 C (111.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dunwich Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

63 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 25, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 23 January 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	25
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 23 January 1923 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 62.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

53 broken records

Margins by which the 53 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1923

Top 20 records on 23 January 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1923	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1923	Blakely, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1923	Portland, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	3 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1923	Plauen, DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1923	Port Lincoln, AU	all-time high max	44.1 C (111.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	18 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1923	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1923	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1923	Highland Home, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1923	Winnemucca AP, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1923	Qacu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1923	Ashwood, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1923	Vestervig, DK	daily rain	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1923	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1923	Palmetto, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1923	Dunwich Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1923	Buckeye, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	8 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1923	Cheviot Fells, ZA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1923	Winnemucca AP, US	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1923	Cathcart, ZA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	35 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1923	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	38 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 63 records.

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

Records on 01-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1800	2
1812	1
1815	1
1823	3
1827	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1860	1
1867	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	4
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	5
1901	5
1902	6
1903	5
1904	11
1905	4
1906	49
1907	22
1908	7
1909	60
1910	18
1911	5
1912	8
1913	32
1914	17
1915	30
1916	31
1917	245
1918	69
1919	28
1920	49
1921	38
1922	54
1923	63
1924	79
1925	118
1926	223
1927	262
1928	39
1929	304
1930	697
1931	243
1932	265
1933	757
1934	287
1935	588
1936	1,202
1937	686
1938	335
1939	406
1940	701
1941	345
1942	535
1943	1,200
1944	478
1945	146
1946	417
1947	414
1948	918
1949	705
1950	644
1951	283
1952	498
1953	531
1954	472
1955	568
1956	354
1957	593
1958	259
1959	535
1960	544
1961	529
1962	624
1963	1,366
1964	455
1965	831
1966	973
1967	1,336
1968	547
1969	1,128
1970	1,157
1971	407
1972	695
1973	495
1974	484
1975	457
1976	1,092
1977	629
1978	911
1979	1,109
1980	743
1981	1,387
1982	1,884
1983	845
1984	736
1985	775
1986	611
1987	1,231
1988	741
1989	634
1990	1,376
1991	891
1992	737
1993	1,273
1994	798
1995	991
1996	889
1997	936
1998	724
1999	2,024
2000	1,155
2001	588
2002	1,174
2003	1,269
2004	726
2005	1,207
2006	1,104
2007	1,127
2008	802
2009	1,334
2010	1,284
2011	741
2012	610
2013	764
2014	916
2015	561
2016	1,168
2017	1,089
2018	643
2019	688
2020	896
2021	455
2022	685
2023	567
2024	868
2025	1,016
2026	535

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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	49
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1