Weather Records on 24 January 1923

78 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1923. Highest significance: Kokstad, ZA.

Key Facts for 24 January 1923

On 24 January 1923, 78 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 74 daily.
Kokstad set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 24 January 1923.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

78 stations

78 station records on 24 January 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stewarts Brook Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kokkedahl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bass (Kilcunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Benwerrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

78 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 39, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 24 January 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	39
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 24 January 1923 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 74.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

69 broken records

Margins by which the 69 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1923

Top 20 records on 24 January 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1923	Kokstad, ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1923	Haliburton A, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1923	Port Jervis, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1923	Clarksville, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1923	State College, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1923	Portland, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	3 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1923	Belvidere, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1923	Richmond Post Office, AU	all-time high min	32.5 C (90.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	3 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1923	Chicoutimi, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	4.5 cm (1.8 in)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1923	Stewarts Brook Composite, AU	monthly rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1923	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1923	Augusta, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1923	Trenton 1 NNE, US	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1923	Storlien, SE	daily rain	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1923	Haliburton A, CA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1923	Chicoutimi, CA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1923	Kokkedahl, AU	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1923	San Diego Wbo, US	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1923	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1923	Halmstad, SE	daily high max	6.5 C (43.7 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	40 years	19 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

1796 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1923. 1923 had 78 records.

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

Records on 01-24 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1800	1
1817	1
1823	2
1828	2
1834	2
1845	1
1846	1
1849	1
1855	1
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	15
1897	2
1899	7
1900	4
1901	2
1902	7
1903	6
1904	11
1905	8
1906	20
1907	24
1908	12
1909	69
1910	20
1911	11
1912	11
1913	27
1914	27
1915	30
1916	28
1917	63
1918	52
1919	55
1920	34
1921	45
1922	89
1923	78
1924	116
1925	67
1926	100
1927	172
1928	215
1929	396
1930	639
1931	436
1932	245
1933	605
1934	361
1935	731
1936	1,085
1937	600
1938	545
1939	198
1940	827
1941	987
1942	634
1943	715
1944	634
1945	130
1946	355
1947	788
1948	1,257
1949	1,123
1950	1,342
1951	466
1952	383
1953	815
1954	368
1955	536
1956	366
1957	305
1958	381
1959	702
1960	348
1961	508
1962	478
1963	1,710
1964	461
1965	537
1966	553
1967	1,249
1968	711
1969	1,049
1970	834
1971	534
1972	756
1973	472
1974	636
1975	523
1976	631
1977	532
1978	1,427
1979	1,436
1980	782
1981	1,324
1982	759
1983	786
1984	677
1985	583
1986	415
1987	842
1988	766
1989	673
1990	929
1991	1,034
1992	894
1993	1,433
1994	634
1995	578
1996	1,150
1997	822
1998	524
1999	1,745
2000	1,135
2001	750
2002	1,724
2003	1,485
2004	719
2005	1,078
2006	928
2007	1,136
2008	973
2009	1,046
2010	1,225
2011	810
2012	503
2013	768
2014	926
2015	617
2016	887
2017	958
2018	721
2019	627
2020	789
2021	517
2022	434
2023	657
2024	1,018
2025	715
2026	1,625

Download the Data

Data for records on 1923-01-24: 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	63
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1