Weather Records on 23 January 1997

936 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1997. Highest significance: Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU.

Key Facts for 23 January 1997

On 23 January 1997, 936 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
285 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 896 daily.
Cape Grim (Woolnorth) set a daily record precipitation of 32.8 mm (1.3 in) on 23 January 1997.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

936 stations

936 station records on 23 January 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Usina Santa Maria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	201.8 mm (7.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Seneca	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Do Pinheiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Taquaral	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Sao Jose	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Guiping	China	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Radio Kvnu	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tomazina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jacupiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winters	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Termo 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mallina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Edith Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hechi	China	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shaoguan	China	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Itaoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Longzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Qinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cossack	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Balsa Do Cerro Azul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Heyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quebradillas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trowutta (Ringwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jess Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree 15 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Togari (Renison Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nanning	China	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yangjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

936 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 185, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 409, Heaviest daily snowfall 85, Deepest snow cover 93.

Records on 23 January 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	185
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	409
Heaviest daily snowfall	85
Deepest snow cover	93

Records on 23 January 1997 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 27, daily 896.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

787 broken records

Margins by which the 787 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 661.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1997

Top 20 records on 23 January 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1997	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	106 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 January 1997	Cape Sorell, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	94 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1997	Usina Santa Maria, BR	all-time rain	201.8 mm (7.9 in)	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1997	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	60.9 cm (24.0 in)	54 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1997	Mobridge 2NNW, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1997	Seneca, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1997	Bairro Do Pinheiro, BR	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1997	Richmond, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1997	Taquaral, BR	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1997	Usina Sao Jose, BR	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1997	Chico UNIV Farm, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	81 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1997	Vinton, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1997	Saint Anthony, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1997	Guiping, CN	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1997	Auburn, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1997	Wilton, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1997	Logan Radio Kvnu, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1997	Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1997	Tomazina, BR	all-time rain	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1997	Jacupiranga, BR	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 years	50 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1997. 1997 had 936 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 100	734
100 to 200	29
200 to 300	13
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	2