Weather Records on 23 January 1959

535 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1959. Highest significance: Ebor (Kotupna), AU.

Key Facts for 23 January 1959

On 23 January 1959, 535 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
148 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 522 daily.
Ebor (Kotupna) set a daily record precipitation of 166.1 mm (6.5 in) on 23 January 1959.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

535 stations

535 station records on 23 January 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Kars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Itahar	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dumpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Glenowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koyah	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kosmos	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manna Hill (Four Brothers)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Googa Googa Crk Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lorraine	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Georges Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tobermory	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Darjeeling	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Megan (the Mount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Purnea	India	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sairang	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kingaroy Prince Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

535 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 228, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 23 January 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 23 January 1959 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 522.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

439 broken records

Margins by which the 439 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1959

Top 20 records on 23 January 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1959	Ebor (Kotupna), AU	daily rain	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1959	Agartala, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1959	Broken Hill (Kars), AU	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1959	Wollomombi (Wallamumbi), AU	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1959	Ellsworth, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1959	Itahar, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1959	Dumpe, AU	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1959	Lowville, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1959	Velikie Luki, RU	monthly high min	2.1 C (35.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	77 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1959	Bonners Ferry, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1959	Boorara, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1959	Saint Maries, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1959	Sandpoint Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1959	Ebor (Glenowen), AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1959	Koyah, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1959	Kosmos, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1959	Scotia, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1959	Sandheads, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1959	Lysebotn, NO	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1959	Manna Hill (Four Brothers), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	32 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1959. 1959 had 535 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	404
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	2