Weather Records on 23 January 2007

1,127 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 2007. Highest significance: Carlsbad Caverns, US.

Key Facts for 23 January 2007

On 23 January 2007, 1,127 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
469 were record highs and 298 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,076 daily.
Carlsbad Caverns set a monthly record daily snowfall of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 23 January 2007.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

1,127 stations

1,127 station records on 23 January 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carlsbad Caverns	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Elida	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Clovis 13 N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mingo 6E	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
White Signal	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
El Varejonal	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
El Carrizal	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sumner Lake	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rexford	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe 2	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winston	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kosice	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Peck 4 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glorieta	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grenville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zavizan	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tura	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ratece-Planica	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kit Carson	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,127 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 208, Lowest daily maximum 220, Highest daily minimum 261, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 153.

Records on 23 January 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	208
Lowest daily maximum	220
Highest daily minimum	261
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	153

Records on 23 January 2007 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 42, daily 1,076.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

913 broken records

Margins by which the 913 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 2007

Top 20 records on 23 January 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 2007	Carlsbad Caverns, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	49 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2007	Elida, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2007	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2007	Flagler 1S, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2007	Amistad 5 SSW, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2007	Clovis 13 N, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2007	Kailua 446, US	all-time low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2007	Holly, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2007	Golden, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2007	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2007	Canyon, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	83 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2007	Oberlin, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	16 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2007	Mingo 6E, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2007	Walsh 1 W, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2007	Oshkosh, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	89 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2007	White Signal, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2007	Ft Davis, US	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	103 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2007	Lamar, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2007	Sunbury, AU	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2007	Cerro, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	68 years	49 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 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2007. 2007 had 1,127 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 100	867
100 to 200	27
200 to 300	13
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1