Weather Records on 23 January 1958

259 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1958. Highest significance: Sarita 7 E, US.

Key Facts for 23 January 1958

On 23 January 1958, 259 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 252 daily.
Sarita 7 E set a daily record precipitation of 97.8 mm (3.9 in) on 23 January 1958.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

259 stations

259 station records on 23 January 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
White River Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
White Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rosenberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tenindewa Bindu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parksville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zitacuaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sorrento	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
North End	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wooramel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laredo	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Angamacutiro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cuitzeo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ricardo	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bradenton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vrede-Mun	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

259 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 23 January 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 23 January 1958 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 252.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

218 broken records

Margins by which the 218 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 1958

Top 20 records on 23 January 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1958	Sarita 7 E, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1958	Sabinal, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1958	Mtn Park, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1958	Hebbronville, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1958	Kingsville, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1958	La Pryor, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1958	Uvalde, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1958	Clayoquot, CA	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1958	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1958	White River Junction, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1958	White Peak, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1958	Piaxtla, MX	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1958	George W 2 SSW, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1958	Armagh, GB	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	77 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1958	Port Lavaca 2, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1958	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	monthly high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	65 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1958	Sinton, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1958	Falfurrias, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1958	Rosenberg, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1958	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low max	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	76 years	34 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1958. 1958 had 259 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	182
25 to 50	18
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1