Weather Records on 23 January 1943

1,200 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1943. Highest significance: Palm Springs, US.

Key Facts for 23 January 1943

On 23 January 1943, 1,200 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
412 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 1,136 daily.
Palm Springs set an all-time record daily precipitation of 116.1 mm (4.6 in) on 23 January 1943.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

1,200 stations

1,200 station records on 23 January 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Palm Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
San Jacinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marlo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warner Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tekkali	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont Pumping Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flinders State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ozena	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Invergordon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nowa Nowa (Wairewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ballia	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville (Banksia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alberton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dutson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Myrtleford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Narasannapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nayagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,200 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 240, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 529, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 23 January 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	240
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	529
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 23 January 1943 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 61, daily 1,136.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,041 broken records

Margins by which the 1,041 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

23 January 1943

Top 20 records on 23 January 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1943	Palm Springs, US	all-time rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1943	Claremont Pomona Clg, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1943	Pomona/Fairplex, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1943	Lakes Entrance Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1943	San Jacinto, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1943	Marlo, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1943	Elsinore, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1943	Redlands, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1943	Tustin Irvine Rch, US	monthly rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1943	San Bernardino F S 226, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1943	Warner Springs, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1943	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1943	Durango, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1943	Pasadena, US	daily rain	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1943	Crested Butte, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1943	Melton, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1943	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1943	Tekkali, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1943	Corona, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1943	Orderville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	49 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 1,200 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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Data for records on 1943-01-23: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	1,035
200 to 400	4
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1