Weather Records on 23 January 1968

547 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1968. Highest significance: Frome Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 23 January 1968

On 23 January 1968, 547 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
348 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 524 daily.
Frome Downs set a daily record precipitation of 32.3 mm (1.3 in) on 23 January 1968.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

547 stations

547 station records on 23 January 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Garanhuns	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Surubim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vertentes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pacatuba (Pacatiba)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mvenyane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Pompeu Sobrinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prudente de Morais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baturite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quixeramobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Mateo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tambe (Itambe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kasilof 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Walburg	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Malhada Vermelha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fauquier	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canary	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seaside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Estrada de Cunha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brooks Farnham Rch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aracaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mayo A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lins (Inemet)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

547 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 195, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 141, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 23 January 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	195
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 23 January 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 524.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

451 broken records

Margins by which the 451 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1968

Top 20 records on 23 January 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1968	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1968	Saint John, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1968	Clearwater, US	monthly high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1968	Henbury, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1968	Garanhuns, BR	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1968	Surubim, BR	daily rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1968	Vertentes, BR	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1968	Pacatuba (Pacatiba), BR	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1968	Assiniboia, CA	daily high min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	14.4 C (25.9 F)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1968	Mvenyane, ZA	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1968	Acude Pompeu Sobrinho, BR	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1968	Fazenda Jardim, BR	monthly rain	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1968	Prudente de Morais, BR	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1968	Big Creek, CA	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	61 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1968	Prince, CA	monthly high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1968	Auburn, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	61 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1968	Placerville, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1968	Baturite, BR	monthly rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1968	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1968	Newport, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	60 years	33 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1968. 1968 had 547 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 20	424
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1