Weather Records on 23 January 1971

407 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1971. Highest significance: Genoa, AU.

Key Facts for 23 January 1971

On 23 January 1971, 407 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
113 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 390 daily.
Genoa set a daily record precipitation of 111.8 mm (4.4 in) on 23 January 1971.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

407 stations

407 station records on 23 January 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Genoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boyup Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Allakaket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-53.9 C (-65.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra (Araluen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fenn Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burragate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waterval Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas River (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melmoth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pedro II	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Copperhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tingha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rockland	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape St Elias	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-55.6 C (-68.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Meteghan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ellijay	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Summit WSO AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Encinal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

407 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 23 January 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 23 January 1971 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 14, daily 390.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

346 broken records

Margins by which the 346 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1971

Top 20 records on 23 January 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1971	Genoa, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1971	Eden (Timbillica), AU	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1971	Boyup Brook, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1971	Trafalgar, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1971	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1971	Bundarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1971	Claresholm Meadow Creek, CA	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1971	Allakaket, US	all-time low max	-53.9 C (-65.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1971	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1971	Andrews, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1971	Kingston, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1971	Bundarra (Araluen), AU	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1971	Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	86 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1971	Richland, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1971	Longmire Rainier Nps, US	all-time snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1971	Fenn Rs, US	daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	18.6 cm (7.3 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1971	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	monthly snowfall	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1971	Conceicao, BR	daily rain	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1971	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	94 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1971	Burragate Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	37 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1971. 1971 had 407 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	313
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1