Weather Records on 23 January 1989

634 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1989. Highest significance: Reeder 13 N, US.

Key Facts for 23 January 1989

On 23 January 1989, 634 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
249 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 604 daily.
Reeder 13 N set a monthly record daily snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 23 January 1989.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

634 stations

634 station records on 23 January 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Reeder 13 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Adin Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Owase	Japan	Record daily precipitation	119.5 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mito	Japan	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alphen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kawaguchiko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hachijojima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jingi Jingi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.2 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Onahama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grootvlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shionomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buhta Providenja	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-33.6 C (-28.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chichibu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miyakejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Agalega	Mauritius	Record low maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hat Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Broadview	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ibitinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Xigaze	China	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brindisi	Italy	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burney	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Doyle 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Selby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lurnea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

634 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 139, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 207, Heaviest daily snowfall 69, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 23 January 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	139
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	69
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 23 January 1989 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 28, daily 604.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

525 broken records

Margins by which the 525 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1989

Top 20 records on 23 January 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1989	Reeder 13 N, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1989	Adin Rs, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	93 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1989	Livingston AP, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1989	Owase, JP	daily rain	119.5 mm (4.7 in)	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1989	Mito, JP	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1989	Glen Alphen, ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1989	Huntley Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1989	Kawaguchiko, JP	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1989	Gibson Dam, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1989	Lima, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1989	Rapelje, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1989	Milton Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1989	Hachijojima, JP	daily rain	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1989	Busby, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1989	Dayton 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1989	Gulkana AP, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1989	Vale, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1989	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1989	Dillon AP, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1989	Jingi Jingi, AU	monthly rain	114.2 mm (4.5 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	40 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1989. 1989 had 634 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	470
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1