Weather Records on 23 January 1991

891 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1991. Highest significance: Burra (Poonunda), AU.

Key Facts for 23 January 1991

On 23 January 1991, 891 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
370 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 872 daily.
Burra (Poonunda) set a daily record precipitation of 40.0 mm (1.6 in) on 23 January 1991.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

891 stations

891 station records on 23 January 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Woolgangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cape Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cressy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Yongala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Derrinallum (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tsabong	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yichang	China	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Booborowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Whyte-Yarcowie (Gum Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie Manor (Boolarra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pykes Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/San Javier	Spain	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Willow Point)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerslie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Caramut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Bryan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Prahran (Como House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Ashrose)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eurack	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown (Ettrick)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tullibigeal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Melton Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burra Community School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Callignee North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown Donalds Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Ketchowla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Silvan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Derrinallum (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington (Ware Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ntywenka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Waterbag)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Qaqortoq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ardrossan (Winulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

891 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 213, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 398, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 23 January 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	213
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	398
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 23 January 1991 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 872.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

793 broken records

Margins by which the 793 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 1991

Top 20 records on 23 January 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1991	Burra (Poonunda), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	98 years	79 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1991	Berrybank, AU	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1991	Woolsthorpe, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1991	Moorcroft 3S, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	87 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1991	Woolgangi, AU	all-time rain	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1991	Cape Bridgewater, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1991	Pooncarie Mail Agency, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	73 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1991	Portland, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	106 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1991	Terang, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1991	Cressy, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1991	Yatchaw (Amaroo), AU	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1991	Yongala, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1991	Tanunda, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	98 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1991	Derrinallum (Craigmore), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1991	Tsabong, BW	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1991	Gladstone, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1991	Yichang, CN	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1991	Booborowie, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1991	Whyte-Yarcowie (Gum Park), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1991	Goonoo Goonoo Station, AU	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	15 years	54 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1991. 1991 had 891 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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Data for records on 1991-01-23: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	728
25 to 50	51
50 to 75	12
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1