Weather Records on 23 January 1975

457 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1975. Highest significance: Tobias Barreto, BR.

Key Facts for 23 January 1975

On 23 January 1975, 457 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
148 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 446 daily.
Tobias Barreto set a monthly record daily precipitation of 90.6 mm (3.6 in) on 23 January 1975.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

457 stations

457 station records on 23 January 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tobias Barreto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Agr. College,Bfn.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Catita	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mombaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpan II	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Likatlong	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Olyfenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koppiesvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caraubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao da Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Itaberaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milner	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Florisbad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Reivilo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milagres	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sheenspost	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wargundy	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schweizer-Reneke (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hidrolandia (Batoque)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boa Vista Do Tupim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
De Rust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Delareyville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palmyra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morada Nova	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keg River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nazareth House Farm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mineirolandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Porteiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pelserskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brakpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Porto	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goedemoed (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Biggar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heilbron "Smoordrif"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kommissiepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Catharinasvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

457 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 237, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 23 January 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 23 January 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 446.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

387 broken records

Margins by which the 387 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1975

Top 20 records on 23 January 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1975	Tobias Barreto, BR	monthly rain	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1975	Mazelspoort Dam, ZA	daily rain	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1975	Glen Agr. College,Bfn., ZA	daily rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1975	Catita, BR	daily rain	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1975	Mombaca, BR	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1975	Balmorhea, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1975	Rietpan II, ZA	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1975	Likatlong, ZA	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1975	Warrenton (Mun), ZA	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1975	Olyfenfontein, ZA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1975	Madrid, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1975	Acude Bonito, BR	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1975	Petrusville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1975	Koppiesvlei, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1975	Caraubas, BR	daily rain	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1975	Kareepan, ZA	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1975	Harlingen, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1975	Conceicao da Barra, BR	daily rain	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1975	Acude Patos, BR	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1975	Itaberaba, BR	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	38 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1975. 1975 had 457 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	329
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1