Weather Records on 23 January 2005

1,207 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 2005. Highest significance: Middletown 2 NW, US.

Key Facts for 23 January 2005

On 23 January 2005, 1,207 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
499 were record highs and 278 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 1,146 daily.
Middletown 2 NW set a daily record snowfall of 31.8 cm (12.5 in) on 23 January 2005.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

1,207 stations

1,207 station records on 23 January 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	262.6 mm (10.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brockton	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Belchertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich Public Utility Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Riverhead Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	237.4 mm (9.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland Police Brk	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Providence	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.7 cm (16.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stryker	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	52.8 cm (20.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fletcher View Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alvundfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenland	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Requetemu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Songli	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Essex Fells Svc Bldg	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Springs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mutarnee Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	375.0 mm (14.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boston	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aburatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Las Fuentes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,207 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 241, Lowest daily maximum 208, Highest daily minimum 258, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 231, Heaviest daily snowfall 138, Deepest snow cover 61.

Records on 23 January 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	241
Lowest daily maximum	208
Highest daily minimum	258
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	138
Deepest snow cover	61

Records on 23 January 2005 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 54, daily 1,146.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

947 broken records

Margins by which the 947 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 2005

Top 20 records on 23 January 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 2005	Middletown 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	109 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 January 2005	Bambaroo, AU	daily rain	262.6 mm (10.3 in)	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2005	Sellheim, AU	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2005	Rochester, US	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2005	Hyannis, US	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	105 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2005	Fitzwilliam 2 W, US	daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	70 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2005	Brockton, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	69 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2005	Belchertown, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2005	Norwich Public Utility Plt, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2005	Middleboro, US	all-time snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	0 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2005	Freehold-Marlboro, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	110 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2005	Portageville 1N, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	85 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2005	Riverhead Rsch Farm, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2005	Majors Creek, AU	daily rain	237.4 mm (9.3 in)	152.3 mm (6.0 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2005	Cumberland Police Brk, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2005	E Wareham, US	all-time snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2005	Providence, US	daily snowfall	41.7 cm (16.4 in)	21.4 cm (8.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2005	Jamestown 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2005	Kingston, US	monthly snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	101 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2005	Stryker, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	22 years	53 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2005. 2005 had 1,207 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 January 2005
Margin	Records
0 to 100	879
100 to 200	52
200 to 300	12
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2