Weather Records on 23 January 1937

686 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1937. Highest significance: Snowflake, US.

Key Facts for 23 January 1937

On 23 January 1937, 686 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 370 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 634 daily.
Snowflake set a daily record snow depth of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 23 January 1937.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

686 stations

686 station records on 23 January 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Snowflake	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sikeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	116.0 cm (45.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warner Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana River Ph 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goldfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar City Powerhouse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saltair	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Philo	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

686 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 186, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 184, Heaviest daily rainfall 78, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 23 January 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	186
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	184
Heaviest daily rainfall	78
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 23 January 1937 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 46, daily 634.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

558 broken records

Margins by which the 558 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1937

Top 20 records on 23 January 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1937	Snowflake, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1937	Sikeston, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1937	Hillsboro, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1937	Uccle, BE	daily high max	14.1 C (57.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1937	Holbrook, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1937	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1937	Spencer, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1937	Williams, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1937	Mt Carmel 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1937	Armour, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1937	Russell, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1937	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1937	Hillsdown, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1937	Scipio, US	daily low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	12.7 C (22.9 F)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1937	New Martinsville 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1937	Herefoss, NO	daily snow depth	116.0 cm (45.7 in)	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1937	Mellette 4 W, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1937	Centennial 1NE, US	daily low min	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1937	Winnemucca AP, US	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1937	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	30 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1937. 1937 had 686 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 100	546
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1