Weather Records on 23 January 1944

478 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1944. Highest significance: Sri Ranbirsingh, IN.

Key Facts for 23 January 1944

On 23 January 1944, 478 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
143 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 470 daily.
Sri Ranbirsingh set a daily record precipitation of 64.8 mm (2.6 in) on 23 January 1944.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

478 stations

478 station records on 23 January 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sri Ranbirsingh	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Myrniong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Balliang East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith (Wattle Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Akhnoor	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Queenscliff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trawalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Veitch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Great Western (Seppelt)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Salines (Moolap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chepstowe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wartook Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pauri	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bannockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ranikhet	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shoreham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bacchus Marsh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wartook Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koo Wee Rup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pithoragarh	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nainital	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Almora	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Landsdown	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chowilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wonwondah (Mount Zero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

478 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 315, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 January 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	315
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 January 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 470.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

435 broken records

Margins by which the 435 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1944

Top 20 records on 23 January 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1944	Sri Ranbirsingh, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1944	Myrniong, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1944	Balliang East, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1944	Meredith (Wattle Vale), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1944	Akhnoor, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1944	Queenscliff, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1944	Trawalla, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1944	Veitch, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1944	Great Western (Seppelt), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1944	Geelong Salines (Moolap), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1944	Little River (Mount Rothwell), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1944	Emerson, CA	daily high min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1944	Horsham Polkemmet Rd, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1944	Chepstowe, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1944	Wartook Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1944	Kindersley, CA	daily high min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	35.0 C (63.0 F)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1944	Portage la Prairie, CA	daily high max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23.9 C (43.0 F)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1944	Beaufort, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1944	Pauri, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1944	Isabela Substn, PR	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	31 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1944. 1944 had 478 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	405
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1