Weather Records on 23 January 2003

1,269 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 2003. Highest significance: Bayview Model Basin, US.

Key Facts for 23 January 2003

On 23 January 2003, 1,269 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
359 were record highs and 599 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,232 daily.
Bayview Model Basin set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 23 January 2003.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

1,269 stations

1,269 station records on 23 January 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bayview Model Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth 5 E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville 2	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manteo AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brigalow Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gastonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rimini 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cataloochee	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Van Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Hatteras - Billy Mitchell	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gastonia	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City Cgas	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mundabullangana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yuendumu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City Cgas	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Douglas AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dungorm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Peter 4ENE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morehead City 2 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pelion 0.8 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Provo Byu	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morehead City 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Mill 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Omaezaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,269 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 191, Lowest daily maximum 438, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 161, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 109, Deepest snow cover 65.

Records on 23 January 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	191
Lowest daily maximum	438
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	161
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	109
Deepest snow cover	65

Records on 23 January 2003 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 34, daily 1,232.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

977 broken records

Margins by which the 977 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 2003

Top 20 records on 23 January 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 2003	Bayview Model Basin, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2003	Belhaven 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	93 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2003	Plymouth 5 E, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2003	Great Falls, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2003	Edenton, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2003	Waterville 2, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2003	Manteo AP, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2003	Brigalow Park, AU	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2003	Edenton, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2003	Gastonia, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2003	Rimini 2 SSW, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2003	Cataloochee, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2003	Van Reenen, ZA	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2003	Cape Hatteras - Billy Mitchell, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2003	Gastonia, US	monthly snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2003	Hohenwald, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2003	Elizabeth City Cgas, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2003	Mundabullangana, AU	daily rain	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2003	Kookabookra, AU	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	109 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2003	Winnemucca AP, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	44 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2003. 2003 had 1,269 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	858
25 to 50	58
50 to 75	27
75 to 100	19
100 to 125	7
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	1