Weather Records on 23 January 1946

417 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1946. Highest significance: Westbrook, AU.

Key Facts for 23 January 1946

On 23 January 1946, 417 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 389 daily.
Westbrook set an all-time record daily precipitation of 168.9 mm (6.6 in) on 23 January 1946.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

417 stations

417 station records on 23 January 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Westbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woleebee Nevasa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	216.4 mm (8.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Haiku 490	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Awini 182.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bindango	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eagles Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glengallan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Honokane 181.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	322.6 mm (12.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kelowna	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hana 354	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oakey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mundau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ernest Junction Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Back Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Macalister Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waterland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iguatu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camocim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lynway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Alford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yangan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Areia Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Luzia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Niulii 179	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

417 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 234, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 23 January 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 23 January 1946 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 16, daily 389.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

363 broken records

Margins by which the 363 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 196.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1946

Top 20 records on 23 January 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1946	Westbrook, AU	all-time rain	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	3 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1946	Yuleba Garden St, AU	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1946	Dalby Post Office, AU	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1946	Woleebee Nevasa, AU	monthly rain	216.4 mm (8.5 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1946	Woodburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1946	Haiku 490, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1946	Cambooya Post Office, AU	monthly rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1946	Dulacca Truck Stop, AU	monthly rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1946	Awini 182.1, US	daily rain	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1946	Grandchester Symes St, AU	daily rain	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1946	Englesberg Village, AU	daily rain	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1946	Canning Downs, AU	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1946	Bindango, AU	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1946	Rosewood Walloon Rd, AU	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1946	Beaudesert Cryna, AU	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1946	University of Queensland Gatto, AU	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1946	Eagles Nest, AU	all-time rain	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1946	Glengallan, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1946	Honokane 181.1, US	daily rain	322.6 mm (12.7 in)	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1946	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	daily rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 years	48 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1946. 1946 had 417 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 25	265
25 to 50	49
50 to 75	28
75 to 100	11
100 to 125	6
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	2