Weather Records on 23 January 1948

918 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1948. Highest significance: Lycippus 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 23 January 1948

On 23 January 1948, 918 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
221 were record highs and 293 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 871 daily.
Lycippus 1 E set a monthly record daily precipitation of 99.6 mm (3.9 in) on 23 January 1948.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

918 stations

918 station records on 23 January 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lycippus 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pathalipam	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mannarghat	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sibsagar	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Witbankfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kindred (Invergordon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Levy	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ione	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vaalbank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Groenfontein "Montagu"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Attabari	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karikode	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vaughn	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

918 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 180, Heaviest daily rainfall 306, Heaviest daily snowfall 75, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 23 January 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	180
Heaviest daily rainfall	306
Heaviest daily snowfall	75
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 23 January 1948 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 42, daily 871.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

797 broken records

Margins by which the 797 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1948

Top 20 records on 23 January 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1948	Lycippus 1 E, US	monthly rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1948	Pathalipam, IN	monthly rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1948	Springer, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1948	Mannarghat, IN	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1948	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1948	Driefontein, ZA	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1948	Pasamonte, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1948	Sundance, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1948	Des Moines, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1948	Sibsagar, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1948	Geneve Observatoire, CH	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1948	Witbankfontein, ZA	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1948	Buskala Rch, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1948	Alexandria, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1948	Roy, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1948	Kindred (Invergordon), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1948	Jaipur, IN	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1948	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	monthly rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1948	Reitz 36, ZA	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1948	Levy, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	38 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1948. 1948 had 918 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 100	783
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1