Weather Records on 23 January 1974

484 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1974. Highest significance: Adelaide (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 23 January 1974

On 23 January 1974, 484 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
140 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 465 daily.
Adelaide (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 23 January 1974.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

484 stations

484 station records on 23 January 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Moselle Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Proa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	231.0 mm (9.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lerida	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.6 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Spitskop (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Tucunduba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Einasleigh Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rietfontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eveleigh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wallendbeen (Corang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dotswood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bond Springs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rosella Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Giru Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Van Horn	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Vale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lenorah	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.6 mm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bogie River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camoola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leliekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atlin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salamanca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grootdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yacamunda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenlyon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wairuna Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wink FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nonda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marrecas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

484 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 292, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 23 January 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	292
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 23 January 1974 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 15, daily 465.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

408 broken records

Margins by which the 408 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1974

Top 20 records on 23 January 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1974	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	81 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1974	Moselle Downs Station, AU	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	112.7 mm (4.4 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1974	Barkly East, ZA	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1974	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	98 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1974	Proa Station, AU	all-time rain	231.0 mm (9.1 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1974	Lerida, AU	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1974	Oak Park Station, AU	daily rain	129.6 mm (5.1 in)	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1974	Gilberton, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1974	Spitskop (Agr), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1974	Acude Tucunduba, BR	monthly rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1974	Einasleigh Township, AU	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1974	Uanda, AU	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1974	Rietfontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1974	Rudnaja Pristan, RU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1974	Spring Creek Station, AU	daily rain	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1974	Schelm, ZA	daily rain	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1974	Eveleigh Station, AU	daily rain	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1974	Wallendbeen (Corang), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1974	Mount Surprise Township, AU	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1974	Dotswood, AU	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	18 years	44 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1974. 1974 had 484 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 25	347
25 to 50	36
50 to 75	15
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1