Weather Records on 23 January 1962

624 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1962. Highest significance: Newton, US.

Key Facts for 23 January 1962

On 23 January 1962, 624 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 335 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 597 daily.
Newton set a daily record snow depth of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 23 January 1962.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

624 stations

624 station records on 23 January 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mulege	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Denver WSO City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mologa Fine View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Red Pass Junction	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Red Pass Junction	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meruoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Island 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Espirito Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tiangua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McBride 4SE	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe Radio Kchi	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Garland 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vavenby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

624 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 178, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 157, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 40.

Records on 23 January 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	178
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	157
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	40

Records on 23 January 1962 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 13, daily 597.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

520 broken records

Margins by which the 520 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 351.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1962

Top 20 records on 23 January 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1962	Newton, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1962	Mulege, MX	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1962	Denver WSO City, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1962	Bella Coola, CA	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1962	Ft Bidwell, US	all-time low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1962	Mulgrave Mill, AU	daily rain	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1962	Monterey, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1962	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1962	Mologa Fine View, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1962	Red Pass Junction, CA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1962	Red Pass Junction, CA	daily snowfall	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1962	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1962	Pana, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1962	Elizabethton, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1962	Green Rvr, US	all-time low min	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1962	Roseburg Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1962	Meruoca, BR	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1962	Payette, US	all-time low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1962	Greeneville Exp STN, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1962	Cookeville, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	39 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1962. 1962 had 624 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 50	487
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1