Weather Records on 23 January 1955

568 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1955. Highest significance: Satna, IN.

Key Facts for 23 January 1955

On 23 January 1955, 568 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 556 daily.
Satna set a monthly record daily precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 23 January 1955.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

568 stations

568 station records on 23 January 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Earlwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Broederstroom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ulamambri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Morena	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Panna	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Amsterdam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maihar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Raisen	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mahoba	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Damoh	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland Mwsdb	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bassawan	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Remanso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wollstonecraft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quabathoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palmaryville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Unchhera	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nagode	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belathal	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	240.5 mm (9.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mehgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crookhaven Heads	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nawanshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karchana	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Badausa	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
The Ginghet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Una	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Girwan Naraini	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roseville Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mbulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Abor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Davidson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Murwara(Kathi)	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

568 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 425, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 23 January 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	425
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 23 January 1955 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 556.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

512 broken records

Margins by which the 512 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1955

Top 20 records on 23 January 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1955	Satna, IN	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1955	Bulahdelah Post Office, AU	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1955	Hamburg Bergedorf, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1955	Earlwood Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1955	Mosman Water Supply, AU	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1955	Broederstroom (Bos), ZA	daily rain	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1955	Ulamambri Post Office, AU	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1955	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1955	Morena, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1955	Panna, IN	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1955	Comboyne Post Office, AU	daily rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1955	Amsterdam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1955	Maihar, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1955	Krambach Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1955	Raisen, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1955	Mahoba, IN	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1955	Damoh, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1955	Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1955	Sutherland Mwsdb, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1955	Simcoe, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	82 years	43 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1955. 1955 had 568 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 25	437
25 to 50	48
50 to 75	13
75 to 100	9
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1