Weather Records on 23 January 1969

1,128 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1969. Highest significance: Armstrong (Aut), CA.

Key Facts for 23 January 1969

On 23 January 1969, 1,128 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
183 were record highs and 470 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,079 daily.
Armstrong (Aut) set a monthly record daily snowfall of 37.6 cm (14.8 in) on 23 January 1969.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

1,128 stations

1,128 station records on 23 January 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Armstrong (Aut)	Canada	Record daily snowfall	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Armstrong (Aut)	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Olimpia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	118.2 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brooks Ahrc	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taraz	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Sao Joaquim (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arachu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hillwood (Hillwoodville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bananeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Custodia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gravata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pjatigorsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cabaceiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palmeiro Dos Indios	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bomnak	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-48.9 C (-56.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Potter	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Midale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.8 C (-46.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,128 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 267, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 203, Heaviest daily rainfall 314, Heaviest daily snowfall 109, Deepest snow cover 52.

Records on 23 January 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	267
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	203
Heaviest daily rainfall	314
Heaviest daily snowfall	109
Deepest snow cover	52

Records on 23 January 1969 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 38, daily 1,079.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

951 broken records

Margins by which the 951 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 787.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1969

Top 20 records on 23 January 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1969	Armstrong (Aut), CA	monthly snowfall	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1969	Kewaunee, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1969	Centralia, US	monthly rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1969	Armstrong (Aut), CA	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1969	Sigourney, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1969	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1969	Tower 2S, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1969	Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras), BR	monthly rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1969	Olimpia, BR	daily rain	118.2 mm (4.7 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1969	Brooks Ahrc, CA	all-time low max	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1969	Taraz, KZ	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1969	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1969	Breckenridge, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1969	Usina Sao Joaquim (Cpfl), BR	daily rain	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1969	Little Falls 2NNE, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1969	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1969	Arachu, BR	daily rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1969	Oxford, GB	daily high min	9.3 C (48.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	112 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1969	Walden, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1969	Hillwood (Hillwoodville), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	25 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1969. 1969 had 1,128 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	935
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1