Weather Records on 23 January 1926

223 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1926. Highest significance: Broome Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 23 January 1926

On 23 January 1926, 223 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 221 daily.
Broome Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 123.4 mm (4.9 in) on 23 January 1926.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

223 stations

223 station records on 23 January 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

223 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 33, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 23 January 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	33
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 23 January 1926 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 0, daily 221.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

191 broken records

Margins by which the 191 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1926

Top 20 records on 23 January 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1926	Broome Post Office, AU	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1926	Hewitt, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1926	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1926	Sarna, SE	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1926	Hewitt, US	all-time snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1926	Biri, NO	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1926	Lifjell, NO	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1926	Rjukan, NO	daily rain	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1926	Halmstad, SE	daily rain	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1926	Vinga, SE	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1926	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily snow depth	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1926	Nord Odal, NO	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1926	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1926	Hano_A, SE	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1926	Tuddal, NO	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1926	Olands Norra Udde, SE	daily rain	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1926	Pakri, EE	daily rain	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1926	Weimar, DE	daily snow depth	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1926	Bad Blankenburg, DE	daily snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1926	Mykland, NO	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	8 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

1795 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1926. 1926 had 223 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 20	180
20 to 40	0
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1