Weather Records on 23 January 2004

726 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 2004. Highest significance: Anderson Lake, US.

Key Facts for 23 January 2004

On 23 January 2004, 726 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
220 were record highs and 234 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 705 daily.
Anderson Lake set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 23 January 2004.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

726 stations

726 station records on 23 January 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anderson Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nevelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jabalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Krilon	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yeneka	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alushta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wakamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miandetta (Tyrone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Methoni	Greece	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zolotoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kapapala Rch 36	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Constantine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Halstad	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kadoka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Messina	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Las Truchas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pedricea	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Varfu Omul	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-23.4 C (-10.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Upton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Espoey	France	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St-Girons	France	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Corfu	Greece	Record low maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Palinuro	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bustamante	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz de Alaya	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunakakai 536	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milray Station Wrc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Benghazi Benina	Libya	Record low maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Huerta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zoquitlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer Job Corps	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beira	Mozambique	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Astrahanka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tanagra	Greece	Record low maximum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Ildelfonso Villa Alta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dimas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Serov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sutur	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sodertalje	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

726 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 124, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 246, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 23 January 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	124
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 23 January 2004 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 705.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

622 broken records

Margins by which the 622 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 2004

Top 20 records on 23 January 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 2004	Anderson Lake, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2004	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2004	Nevelsk, RU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2004	Jabalpur, IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2004	Powers Lake 1N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2004	Cobar (Lerida), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	86 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2004	Mys Krilon, RU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2004	Yeneka, MX	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2004	Kealakekua 26.2, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2004	Alushta, UA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2004	Wakamatsu, JP	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2004	Sotchi, RU	daily high max	18.7 C (65.7 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2004	Miandetta (Tyrone), AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	86 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2004	Methoni, GR	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2004	Zolotoj, RU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2004	Dutch Harbor, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	73 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2004	Kapapala Rch 36, US	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2004	Kimberley, ZA	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2004	Fort Constantine Station, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2004	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	68 years	36 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2004. 2004 had 726 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 2004-01-23: 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 2026-10-16 (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 20	587
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	2