Weather Records on 23 January 1939

406 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1939. Highest significance: Marree (Farina), AU.

Key Facts for 23 January 1939

On 23 January 1939, 406 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 403 daily.
Marree (Farina) set a daily record precipitation of 43.9 mm (1.7 in) on 23 January 1939.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

406 stations

406 station records on 23 January 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marree (Farina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Durrunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fanny Cove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goorimpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boone	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hannibal	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Iola	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Planknek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Colton (Boola Boola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bunkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coward Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

406 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 236, Heaviest daily snowfall 101, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 23 January 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	101
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 23 January 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 403.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

363 broken records

Margins by which the 363 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1939

Top 20 records on 23 January 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1939	Marree (Farina), AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1939	Minot Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1939	Marree Comparison, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1939	Durrunook, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1939	Cranbrook, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1939	Hayes Center 1NW, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1939	Kendenup, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1939	Fanny Cove, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1939	Saguache, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1939	Culbertson, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1939	Bologna, IT	daily high min	6.4 C (43.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1939	Oakdale, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1939	Albion, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1939	Lockwood, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1939	Effingham 3SW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1939	Madrid, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1939	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1939	David City 4E, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1939	Independence, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1939	Mascoutah, US	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	45 years	32 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1939. 1939 had 406 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	283
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	17
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1