Weather Records on 23 January 1938

335 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1938. Highest significance: Victoria Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 23 January 1938

On 23 January 1938, 335 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
172 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 316 daily.
Victoria Downs set an all-time record daily precipitation of 226.8 mm (8.9 in) on 23 January 1938.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

335 stations

335 station records on 23 January 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Victoria Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	226.8 mm (8.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
The Wilgas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Peoria City Office	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waco	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Austin	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Urawilkie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Riverview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gorin	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Austin Montopolis Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Denison Hwy 60 Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Smith	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

335 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 23 January 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 23 January 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 316.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

282 broken records

Margins by which the 282 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1938

Top 20 records on 23 January 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1938	Victoria Downs, AU	all-time rain	226.8 mm (8.9 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	6 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1938	Dublin 2SE, US	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1938	The Wilgas, AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1938	Pearsall, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1938	Peoria City Office, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1938	Kerrville, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1938	New Braunfels, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1938	Hondo, US	monthly rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1938	Marble Falls, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1938	Watertown Wwtp, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1938	Lawrence, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1938	Fairfield, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1938	Temple, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1938	Columbia Wb City, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1938	Waco, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1938	Wallumbilla Post Office, AU	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1938	Stockport, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1938	Austin, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1938	Centerville, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1938	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)

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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1938. 1938 had 335 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	250
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1