Weather Records on 23 January 2001

588 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 2001. Highest significance: Fence Lake, US.

Key Facts for 23 January 2001

On 23 January 2001, 588 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
328 were record highs and 152 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 568 daily.
Fence Lake set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 23 January 2001.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

588 stations

588 station records on 23 January 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fence Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shiprock	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga AMO	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.8 C (112.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro de Ortega	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trujillo Alto 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.4 C (108.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago de Compostela/Labacol	Spain	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jerusalem Central	Israel	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rienhardt Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Viesca (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Finca Cuxtepeques	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Valerio Trujano	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vigas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
So Entrance Yosemite Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ojuelos de Jalisco (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cuautla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paraiso	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zhigansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-26.9 C (-16.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Hook	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtlan de Juarez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Annette AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Canberra Airport Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.3 C (102.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cabramurra Smhea	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Guiping	China	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Silvituc	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Actopan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tenerife/Los Rodeos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ubon Ratchathani	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Udon Thani	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Raaf	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Qamdo	China	Record high minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jalapa del Valle	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Palo Blanco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Phitsanulok/Sarit	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.2 C (102.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga Research Centre	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.5 C (110.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kuqa	China	Record high minimum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Libres (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Brazos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dzardzan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

588 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 171, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 112, Heaviest daily rainfall 68, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 23 January 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	171
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	112
Heaviest daily rainfall	68
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 23 January 2001 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 12, daily 568.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

485 broken records

Margins by which the 485 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 2001

Top 20 records on 23 January 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 2001	Fence Lake, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2001	Higgins, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2001	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2001	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily high max	18.1 C (64.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2001	Richmond, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2001	Ocozocoautla, MX	all-time low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2001	Santa Maria del Monte, MX	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2001	Mountainair, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2001	Shiprock, US	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2001	Villa Purificacion (Dge), MX	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2001	Wagga Wagga AMO, AU	all-time high max	44.8 C (112.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2001	Cerro de Ortega, MX	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2001	Trujillo Alto 2 SSW, PR	monthly high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 2001	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	all-time high max	42.4 C (108.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 2001	Santiago de Compostela/Labacol, ES	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 2001	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	53 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 2001	Jerusalem Central, IL	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 2001	Rienhardt Rch, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 2001	Xochitlan Todos Santos, MX	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	57 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 2001	Viroqua, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	19 years	28 of 100 (Routine)

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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2001. 2001 had 588 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	10
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1