Weather Records on 23 January 1985

775 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1985. Highest significance: Catubi, BR.

Key Facts for 23 January 1985

On 23 January 1985, 775 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 332 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 760 daily.
Catubi set an all-time record daily precipitation of 231.6 mm (9.1 in) on 23 January 1985.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

775 stations

775 station records on 23 January 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Catubi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	231.6 mm (9.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ebersberg-Halbing	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Trostberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Natoma	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Attenkam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Riem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Donegal 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Muhldorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rosenheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
El Rosarito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wasserburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jinja	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Do Souza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paranapiacaba (Alto da Serra)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Juazeiro (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Porto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Ester	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Oberhaus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Khust	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Puntilla	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woorabinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-28.4 C (-19.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Conceicao Do Ibitipoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lerma	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conceicao Do Rio Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Kohlgrub (A)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.2 C (-40.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ibertioga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Batopilas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Careacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Represa Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	229.5 mm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nanuque-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brewerton Lock 23	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Reboly	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

775 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 134, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 198, Heaviest daily rainfall 268, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 60.

Records on 23 January 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	134
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	198
Heaviest daily rainfall	268
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	60

Records on 23 January 1985 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 760.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

658 broken records

Margins by which the 658 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1985

Top 20 records on 23 January 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1985	Catubi, BR	all-time rain	231.6 mm (9.1 in)	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	23 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1985	Ebersberg-Halbing, DE	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1985	Trostberg, DE	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1985	Natoma, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1985	Attenkam, DE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1985	Munchen-Riem, DE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1985	Donegal 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1985	Muhldorf, DE	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1985	Rosenheim, DE	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1985	El Rosarito, MX	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1985	Wasserburg, DE	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1985	Jinja, UG	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1985	Ft Pierce, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1985	Ponte Do Souza, BR	daily rain	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1985	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1985	Paranapiacaba (Alto da Serra), BR	daily rain	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1985	Tot-Ma, RU	daily low min	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1985	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low max	2.1 C (35.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	105 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1985	San Jose, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	87 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1985	Marshfield 4 WSW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1985. 1985 had 775 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	631
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1