Weather Records on 22 January 1943

1,300 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1943. Highest significance: Goldfield, US.

Key Facts for 22 January 1943

On 22 January 1943, 1,300 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
445 were record highs and 312 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 75 monthly and 1,217 daily.
Goldfield set a monthly record daily precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 22 January 1943.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

1,300 stations

1,300 station records on 22 January 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goldfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Golconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscarora Andrae Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kyabram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record daily precipitation	193.8 mm (7.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Merrigum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kanas	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pitkin	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dhamtari	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Waroonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seven Oaks	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Botanic Gardens - Pmb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbres	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.1 cm (16.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetendals Vallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mercadool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palm Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belalie North (Teecarnee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Folsom	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Jacinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lila Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madowla Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baloda Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Monica	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canbelego the Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,300 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 246, Lowest daily maximum 191, Highest daily minimum 199, Lowest daily minimum 121, Heaviest daily rainfall 475, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 22 January 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	246
Lowest daily maximum	191
Highest daily minimum	199
Lowest daily minimum	121
Heaviest daily rainfall	475
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 22 January 1943 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 75, daily 1,217.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,169 broken records

Margins by which the 1,169 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 950.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1943

Top 20 records on 22 January 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1943	Goldfield, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1943	Golconda, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1943	Paso Robles, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1943	Tuscarora Andrae Rch, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1943	Robertson, ZA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1943	Fallon Exp STN, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1943	Albany 1 N, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1943	Orroroo, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1943	Kyabram Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1943	Willowvale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1943	Ojai, US	daily rain	193.8 mm (7.6 in)	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1943	Orroroo (Black Rock), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1943	Merrigum, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1943	Claremont Pomona Clg, US	daily rain	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1943	San Bernardino F S 226, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1943	Irwin 2 SE, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1943	Cooma, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1943	Kanas, IN	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1943	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1943	Exwell Park, ZA	all-time rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	45 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1943. 1943 had 1,300 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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 200	1,162
200 to 400	5
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1