Weather Records on 23 January 1956

354 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1956. Highest significance: Aramac Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 23 January 1956

On 23 January 1956, 354 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 347 daily.
Aramac Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 168.9 mm (6.6 in) on 23 January 1956.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

354 stations

354 station records on 23 January 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Laingsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Japaratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Queenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bulwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Regina	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pitkin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record snow depth	134.0 cm (52.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barstow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Windera Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coffee Springs 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

354 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 165, Heaviest daily snowfall 62, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 23 January 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	62
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 23 January 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 347.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

277 broken records

Margins by which the 277 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 1956

Top 20 records on 23 January 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1956	Aramac Post Office, AU	daily rain	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1956	Laingsburg, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1956	Wallangarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1956	Blackbutt Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1956	Brucefield, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1956	Maceio (Aeroporto), BR	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1956	Wien, AT	daily high max	12.1 C (53.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	99 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1956	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1956	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1956	Japaratuba, BR	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1956	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1956	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1956	Fairhope 2 NE, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1956	Norwich, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1956	Elba, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1956	Harrison, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1956	Crows Nest, AU	monthly rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1956	Robertsdale, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1956	Bainbridge, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1956	Bateman Rch, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1956. 1956 had 354 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	224
25 to 50	32
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2