Weather Records on 23 January 1988

741 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1988. Highest significance: Hartford Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 23 January 1988

On 23 January 1988, 741 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
193 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 714 daily.
Hartford Wwtp set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 23 January 1988.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

741 stations

741 station records on 23 January 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Black Rock	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gorin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arnold	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Simusir	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Serrana Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berthold	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ghost Rch	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lomba Alta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago Ixcuintla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bogorodskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lynch	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oakes	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Las Pocitas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kurilsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lukachukai	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salina	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eklutna Project	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hellinikon	Greece	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Andres	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elbow Lake 5 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Santa Amelia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cekunda	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluffs	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goedereede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Platte	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valentine Miller Fld AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Do Capinzal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Junta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Luzon Clark AFB	Philippines	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Verhnjaja Tom	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

741 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 255, Heaviest daily snowfall 68, Deepest snow cover 82.

Records on 23 January 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	255
Heaviest daily snowfall	68
Deepest snow cover	82

Records on 23 January 1988 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 18, daily 714.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

603 broken records

Margins by which the 603 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 1988

Top 20 records on 23 January 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1988	Hartford Wwtp, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 January 1988	Centennial 1NE, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1988	Black Rock, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1988	Gorin, RU	monthly rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1988	Ainsworth, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1988	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	103 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1988	Arnold, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1988	Milan 1NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	90 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1988	Temilpa, MX	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1988	Partoun, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1988	Lisbon, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1988	Academy 2NE, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1988	Simusir, RU	monthly rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1988	Serrana Do Sul, BR	daily rain	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1988	Berthold, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1988	Ibapah, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1988	Clark, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1988	Chugwater, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1988	Wheaton 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1988	Nueva Esperanza, MX	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	26 years	37 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1988. 1988 had 741 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	546
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2