Weather Records on 23 January 1986

611 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1986. Highest significance: Myroodah, AU.

Key Facts for 23 January 1986

On 23 January 1986, 611 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 575 daily.
Myroodah set an all-time record daily precipitation of 287.0 mm (11.3 in) on 23 January 1986.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

611 stations

611 station records on 23 January 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Myroodah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	287.0 mm (11.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Louisa Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jubilee Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Miltenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
La Florencia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Schwabisch Hall-Bibersfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Villingen-Schwenningen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Auvergne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pforzheim-Eutingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weismain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Chicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Baden-Baden-Geroldsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Camel Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Ostalb Gschwend	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gossweinstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Michelstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nagold	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sigmaringen-Laiz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saarbrucken/Ensheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg/Oberfranken-Huttst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beerfelden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Donaueschingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stammbach-Querenbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eberbach/Neckar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Basel-Mulhouse	France	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dotswood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waldshut	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wornitz-Bottenweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burnie (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Konstanz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Murrhardt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Simbach/Inn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crailsheim-Alexandersreut	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manton Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mauth-Finsterau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Slangfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tuotuohe	China	Record low minimum temperature	-42.1 C (-43.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

611 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 327, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 23 January 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	327
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 23 January 1986 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 31, daily 575.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

523 broken records

Margins by which the 523 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1986

Top 20 records on 23 January 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1986	Myroodah, AU	all-time rain	287.0 mm (11.3 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	53 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1986	Louisa Downs, AU	all-time rain	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1986	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1986	Bradshaw Homestead, AU	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	84 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1986	Jubilee Downs, AU	monthly rain	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1986	Miltenberg, DE	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1986	La Florencia, MX	monthly rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	6 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1986	Schwabisch Hall-Bibersfeld, DE	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1986	Fossil Downs, AU	all-time rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1986	Aach, DE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1986	Villingen-Schwenningen, DE	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1986	Auvergne, AU	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1986	Embrun, FR	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1986	Pforzheim-Eutingen, DE	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1986	Weismain, DE	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1986	Quanbun Downs, AU	monthly rain	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1986	Usina Do Chicao, BR	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1986	Ellwangen-Rindelbach, DE	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1986	Baden-Baden-Geroldsau, DE	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1986	Camel Creek Station, AU	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	12 years	46 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1986. 1986 had 611 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	483
25 to 50	24
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1