Weather Records on 28 January 1923

51 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1923. Highest significance: Portland, US.

Key Facts for 28 January 1923

On 28 January 1923, 51 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
13 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 51 daily.
Portland set a daily record snow depth of 99.1 cm (39.0 in) on 28 January 1923.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

51 stations

51 station records on 28 January 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Portland	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mein Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
West Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Benwerrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Adairsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

51 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 30, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 January 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	30
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 January 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 51.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

42 broken records

Margins by which the 42 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

28 January 1923

Top 20 records on 28 January 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1923	Portland, US	daily snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1923	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1923	Pointe Riche, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1923	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1923	Hamilton, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	55 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1923	Kirov, RU	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1923	Oranjerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1923	Newport 1 NW, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1923	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1923	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	25 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1923	Altoona Horseshoe Curv, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1923	Addison, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	12 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1923	Warren, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	21 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1923	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low max	11.0 C (51.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1923	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	22 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1923	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1923	Eugene, US	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1923	Bad Muskau, DE	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	30 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1923	Kiev, UA	daily high min	0.8 C (33.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	32 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1923	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	4 years	14 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 51 records.

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

Records on 01-28 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1809	1
1830	2
1834	2
1840	1
1843	1
1846	3
1848	2
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	2
1858	1
1865	1
1867	2
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1888	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	10
1896	4
1897	6
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	3
1903	15
1904	13
1905	9
1906	19
1907	31
1908	22
1909	12
1910	48
1911	29
1912	18
1913	26
1914	87
1915	55
1916	247
1917	60
1918	104
1919	18
1920	94
1921	61
1922	45
1923	51
1924	126
1925	256
1926	82
1927	143
1928	177
1929	184
1930	133
1931	407
1932	187
1933	142
1934	262
1935	360
1936	603
1937	194
1938	272
1939	247
1940	522
1941	322
1942	558
1943	405
1944	873
1945	251
1946	104
1947	598
1948	1,024
1949	1,301
1950	485
1951	626
1952	287
1953	414
1954	781
1955	402
1956	665
1957	834
1958	647
1959	381
1960	320
1961	585
1962	521
1963	1,099
1964	148
1965	511
1966	1,096
1967	817
1968	1,016
1969	998
1970	948
1971	972
1972	806
1973	827
1974	1,408
1975	744
1976	972
1977	778
1978	646
1979	1,628
1980	763
1981	827
1982	459
1983	1,546
1984	771
1985	657
1986	1,295
1987	1,094
1988	728
1989	1,649
1990	1,180
1991	636
1992	1,382
1993	1,182
1994	1,586
1995	1,080
1996	830
1997	1,159
1998	847
1999	1,399
2000	1,550
2001	1,198
2002	2,473
2003	952
2004	931
2005	1,009
2006	1,222
2007	629
2008	1,011
2009	1,394
2010	717
2011	514
2012	431
2013	1,291
2014	871
2015	1,141
2016	754
2017	410
2018	648
2019	624
2020	548
2021	814
2022	375
2023	499
2024	1,799
2025	579
2026	541

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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	40
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1