Weather Records on 23 January 1954

472 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1954. Highest significance: Adavale Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 23 January 1954

On 23 January 1954, 472 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 178 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 457 daily.
Adavale Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 140.2 mm (5.5 in) on 23 January 1954.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

472 stations

472 station records on 23 January 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Adavale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Enfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wyandra Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Comongin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alouette Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
High Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Marlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kynnersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dingwall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quilpie Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vineland	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Reidsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albilbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buhl	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
North End	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

472 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 144, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 23 January 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	144
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 23 January 1954 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 12, daily 457.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

385 broken records

Margins by which the 385 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1954

Top 20 records on 23 January 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1954	Adavale Post Office, AU	daily rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1954	Bierbank, AU	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1954	Stave Falls, CA	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1954	Scotland Neck, US	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1954	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1954	Enfield, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1954	Smithfield, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1954	Charleville Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1954	Moncure 3 SE, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1954	Wyandra Railway St, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1954	Raleigh 4 SW, US	all-time snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1954	Cunnamulla Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1954	Comongin North, AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1954	New Westminster, CA	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1954	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1954	Beechal, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1954	Alouette Lake, CA	all-time snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1954	High Pt, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1954	Mount Marlow, AU	monthly rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1954	Kynnersley, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	40 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1954. 1954 had 472 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	344
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	3