Weather Records on 23 January 1977

629 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1977. Highest significance: Mont-Aigoual, FR.

Key Facts for 23 January 1977

On 23 January 1977, 629 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
107 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 609 daily.
Mont-Aigoual set a daily record precipitation of 128.0 mm (5.0 in) on 23 January 1977.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

629 stations

629 station records on 23 January 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lucknow Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Currawilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Prudente de Morais - A	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mundurin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeira Escura	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jaboticatubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Miamisburg	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vermelho Velho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	136.2 mm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pedra Lavrada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Court House	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oban Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milagres	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caveside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amatikulu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Escola Florestal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camdenton 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joao Do Tigre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-33.4 C (-28.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taquaracu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coral Harbour A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.8 cm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

629 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 206, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 101.

Records on 23 January 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	101

Records on 23 January 1977 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 16, daily 609.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

514 broken records

Margins by which the 514 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1977

Top 20 records on 23 January 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1977	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	65 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1977	Lucknow Station, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1977	Currawilla Station, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1977	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1977	Prudente de Morais - A, BR	monthly rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1977	Bushy Park, AU	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1977	Jacobina, BR	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1977	Mundurin Station, AU	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1977	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1977	Marion 2 N, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1977	Decatur Wtp, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1977	Olney 2S, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1977	Carrollton Lock 1, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1977	Barkly Downs, AU	daily rain	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1977	Gagnoa, CI	daily low max	25.2 C (77.4 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1977	Oswego, US	daily snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1977	Cachoeira Escura, BR	daily rain	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1977	Centralia, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1977	Confluence 1 NW, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1977	Crawfordsville Pwr Plt, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1977. 1977 had 629 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	495
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1