Weather Records on 23 January 1984

736 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1984. Highest significance: Powell Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 23 January 1984

On 23 January 1984, 736 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 223 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 721 daily.
Powell Creek set a daily record precipitation of 99.0 mm (3.9 in) on 23 January 1984.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

736 stations

736 station records on 23 January 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Subauma	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	192.4 mm (7.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kopinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wolphaartsdijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
John Martin Dam	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crane Nsa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Itapitangui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	199.1 mm (7.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roelofarendsveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jensen	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rive	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nelkan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Mauricio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Holambra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ajan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Itanhaem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kapelle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yugarenok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nelkan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-13.7 C (7.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carter Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amanbidji	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Limbunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

736 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 151, Heaviest daily rainfall 340, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 82.

Records on 23 January 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	151
Heaviest daily rainfall	340
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	82

Records on 23 January 1984 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 12, daily 721.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

608 broken records

Margins by which the 608 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1984

Top 20 records on 23 January 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1984	Powell Creek, AU	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1984	Hull, GB	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1984	Hull, GB	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1984	Spring Creek, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1984	Richland, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1984	San Sebastian - Igueldo, ES	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1984	Newton Rigg, GB	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1984	Winamac 2SSE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1984	Casey, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1984	Biskra, DZ	daily high min	12.7 C (54.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1984	Subauma, BR	daily rain	192.4 mm (7.6 in)	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1984	Ariri, BR	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1984	Kopinge, SE	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1984	Wolphaartsdijk, NL	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1984	Arecibo 3 ESE, PR	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1984	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1984	John Martin Dam, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1984	Crane Nsa, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1984	Itapitangui, BR	daily rain	199.1 mm (7.8 in)	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1984	Roelofarendsveen, NL	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	28 years	36 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1984. 1984 had 736 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	573
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1