Weather Records on 31 January 1923

152 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1923. Highest significance: Rogers, US.

Key Facts for 31 January 1923

On 31 January 1923, 152 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
75 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 148 daily.
Rogers set a daily record precipitation of 71.9 mm (2.8 in) on 31 January 1923.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

152 stations

152 station records on 31 January 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.2 C (109.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Goldberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.3 C (106.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Benwerrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

152 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 53, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 31 January 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	53
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 31 January 1923 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 148.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

131 broken records

Margins by which the 131 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1923

Top 20 records on 31 January 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 1923	Rogers, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1923	Chemnitz, DE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1923	Cairns Post Office, AU	all-time high max	43.2 C (109.8 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1923	Portland, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1923	Fayetteville, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1923	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1923	Ft Bidwell, US	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	47 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1923	Tulsa, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1923	Escanaba, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	45 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1923	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	54 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1923	Neosho, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1923	St Charles Elm Pt, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1923	Newport 1 NW, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1923	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1923	Sandvig, DK	daily rain	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1923	Schwerin, DE	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1923	Wittenberg, DE	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	3 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1923	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1923	Columbus, US	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1923	Altentreptow, DE	monthly rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	11 years	20 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

1800 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1923. 1923 had 152 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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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	129
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1