Weather Records on 23 January 1945

146 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1945. Highest significance: Cheboygan, US.

Key Facts for 23 January 1945

On 23 January 1945, 146 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 145 daily.
Cheboygan set a daily record snowfall of 16.5 cm (6.5 in) on 23 January 1945.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

146 stations

146 station records on 23 January 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Young	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhavani	India	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rs	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Strathmore	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Glade	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Datil	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Skagway	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Winning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grouard	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Martenshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Young	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Levy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
White Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kamsack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

146 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 37, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 23 January 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	37
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 23 January 1945 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 145.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

117 broken records

Margins by which the 117 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 1945

Top 20 records on 23 January 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1945	Cheboygan, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1945	Globe Rs, US	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1945	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1945	Mundo Novo, BR	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1945	Pinal Rch, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1945	Young, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1945	Skegness, GB	all-time low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1945	Galway, IE	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1945	Armagh, GB	daily low min	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1945	Jerome, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1945	Angelica, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	46 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1945	Cet Central England, GB	daily low max	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	63 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1945	Emporium 1 E, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1945	Lucknow, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	9 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1945	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	48 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1945	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1945	Sheffield, GB	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	38 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1945	Gila Bend 2SE, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1945	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	52 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1945	Aurora, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 years	22 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1945. 1945 had 146 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	88
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1