Weather Records on 23 January 1961

529 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1961. Highest significance: Belvidere, US.

Key Facts for 23 January 1961

On 23 January 1961, 529 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 270 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 512 daily.
Belvidere set a daily record snow depth of 40.6 cm (16.0 in) on 23 January 1961.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

529 stations

529 station records on 23 January 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Guarabira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boa Vista (Ledo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbank 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boschkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mulungu (Camarazal)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Natal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Gargalheiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leveque	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caruaru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lajes (Itaretama)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Rafael	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nabawa	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.4 C (115.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Simao Dias (Anapolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pau Dos Ferros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jeremoabo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Velame	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Araruna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paulistana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cicero Dantas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Long Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Whim Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joao Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gavar	Armenia	Record low maximum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Serra Talhada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

529 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 158, Heaviest daily rainfall 123, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 23 January 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	158
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 23 January 1961 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 13, daily 512.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

418 broken records

Margins by which the 418 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1961

Top 20 records on 23 January 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1961	Belvidere, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1961	Jamieson, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1961	Guarabira, BR	daily rain	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1961	Boa Vista (Ledo), BR	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1961	Fairbank 1 S, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1961	Boschkloof, ZA	monthly rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1961	Mulungu (Camarazal), BR	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1961	Caico, BR	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1961	Natal, BR	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1961	Santa Cruz, BR	monthly rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1961	Acude Gargalheiras, BR	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1961	Flemington 5 NNW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1961	Cape Leveque, AU	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1961	Caruaru, BR	all-time rain	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1961	Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho), BR	monthly rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1961	Lajes (Itaretama), BR	monthly rain	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1961	Carmel, US	daily low min	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1961	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1961	Sao Rafael, BR	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1961	Nabawa, AU	all-time high max	46.4 C (115.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	27 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1961. 1961 had 529 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 100	413
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1