Weather Records on 23 January 1966

973 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1966. Highest significance: Warren, US.

Key Facts for 23 January 1966

On 23 January 1966, 973 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 245 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 69 monthly and 887 daily.
Warren set a daily record snowfall of 33.5 cm (13.2 in) on 23 January 1966.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

973 stations

973 station records on 23 January 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wheeling Warwood Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Glenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Clarendon	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Frostburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Spencer	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.2 cm (18.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Munday	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefonte 4 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hoult Lock 15	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Willowghby East Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily snowfall	39.9 cm (15.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Laurent (College)	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shamrock	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	41.1 cm (16.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Campbellford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.6 cm (15.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arbovale 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Campbellford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hyndman	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Binghamton Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	37.1 cm (14.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
London Locks	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stony River Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Heartsease	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

973 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 124, Heaviest daily rainfall 302, Heaviest daily snowfall 250, Deepest snow cover 120.

Records on 23 January 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	124
Heaviest daily rainfall	302
Heaviest daily snowfall	250
Deepest snow cover	120

Records on 23 January 1966 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 69, daily 887.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

822 broken records

Margins by which the 822 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1966

Top 20 records on 23 January 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1966	Warren, US	daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1966	Wheeling Warwood Dam, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	40 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1966	Toronto, CA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1966	Quanah 2 SW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1966	Glenville, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1966	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	19.9 cm (7.8 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1966	State College, US	daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1966	Clarendon, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1966	Ridgway, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1966	Frostburg, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1966	Spencer, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1966	Rochester Gtr Intl, US	monthly snowfall	46.2 cm (18.2 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1966	Munday, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1966	New Cumberland L/D, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1966	Camooweal Township, AU	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1966	Bellefonte 4 S, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1966	Lock Haven, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1966	Hoult Lock 15, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1966	Willowghby East Lake, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1966	Logan, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	58 years	52 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1966. 1966 had 973 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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Data for records on 1966-01-23: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	611
50 to 100	113
100 to 150	49
150 to 200	33
200 to 250	11
250 to 300	5