Weather Records on 23 January 1949

705 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1949. Highest significance: Emerson, CA.

Key Facts for 23 January 1949

On 23 January 1949, 705 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 174 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 692 daily.
Emerson set a daily record snowfall of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 23 January 1949.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

705 stations

705 station records on 23 January 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Emerson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Union City 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franz	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franz	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marmarth	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Louwsburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Post	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

705 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 348, Heaviest daily snowfall 86, Deepest snow cover 40.

Records on 23 January 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	348
Heaviest daily snowfall	86
Deepest snow cover	40

Records on 23 January 1949 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 8, daily 692.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

610 broken records

Margins by which the 610 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1949

Top 20 records on 23 January 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1949	Emerson, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1949	Halsey 2 W, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1949	Algona, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1949	Vinita 2 N, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1949	Maple Plain, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1949	Meeker 5 W, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1949	Eldon, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1949	Seligman, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1949	Apache, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1949	Union City 3 SE, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1949	Camp Crook, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1949	Ottawa, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1949	Mora, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1949	Warrenton 1 N, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1949	Franz, CA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1949	Franz, CA	daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1949	Pana, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1949	Oswego 1 N, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1949	Chattanooga, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1949	Superior, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 years	39 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1949. 1949 had 705 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 1949-01-23: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 January 1949
Margin	Records
0 to 100	588
100 to 200	15
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1