Weather Records on 23 January 1941

345 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1941. Highest significance: Demagiri, IN.

Key Facts for 23 January 1941

On 23 January 1941, 345 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 336 daily.
Demagiri set a daily record precipitation of 35.1 mm (1.4 in) on 23 January 1941.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

345 stations

345 station records on 23 January 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Demagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta (Nectar Brook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eromanga - Webber St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmaggie (the Laurels)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woori Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Columbine	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Alfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lexton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mulculca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colac (Shire Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Llanrheidol Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Langhorne Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Watchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-26.8 C (-16.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Truchas	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Playfair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pinnaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

345 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 243, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 23 January 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 23 January 1941 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 336.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

290 broken records

Margins by which the 290 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 570.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1941

Top 20 records on 23 January 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1941	Demagiri, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1941	Melrose, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1941	Port Augusta (Nectar Brook), AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1941	Fulham Park, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1941	Eromanga - Webber St, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1941	Alexandria, AU	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1941	Glenmaggie (the Laurels), AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1941	Kyabra, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1941	Woori Yallock, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1941	Boulia Airport, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1941	Columbine, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1941	Mount Alfred, AU	monthly rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1941	Lexton, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1941	Harrogate, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1941	Belton (Shadow Vale), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1941	Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1941	Mulculca, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1941	Nullawil, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1941	Cobar (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1941	Colac (Shire Office), AU	all-time rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	7 years	39 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1941. 1941 had 345 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	287
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1