Weather Records on 23 January 2010

1,284 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 2010. Highest significance: Canelo 1 NW, US.

Key Facts for 23 January 2010

On 23 January 2010, 1,284 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
608 were record highs and 210 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 96 monthly and 1,180 daily.
Canelo 1 NW set a daily record precipitation of 42.7 mm (1.7 in) on 23 January 2010.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

1,284 stations

1,284 station records on 23 January 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hobson	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hayfield Pumping Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Audubon	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Havre AP ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gross Lusewitz	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sunset Crater Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Betatakin	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carson	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Canyon Np 2	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gunlock Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes 10 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Biboohra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tumacacori Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cortez	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rvr Pumps	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boizenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bingham 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,284 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 291, Lowest daily maximum 148, Highest daily minimum 317, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 286, Heaviest daily snowfall 98, Deepest snow cover 82.

Records on 23 January 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	291
Lowest daily maximum	148
Highest daily minimum	317
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	286
Heaviest daily snowfall	98
Deepest snow cover	82

Records on 23 January 2010 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 96, daily 1,180.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,007 broken records

Margins by which the 1,007 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 2010

Top 20 records on 23 January 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 2010	Canelo 1 NW, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2010	Natural Brg, US	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	100 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2010	Hobson, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	82 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2010	Edmore 4NW, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2010	Hayfield Pumping Plt, US	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2010	Chuuk WSO AP, FM	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2010	Audubon, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	74 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2010	Carrizozo 1SW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	92 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2010	Havre AP ASOS, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2010	Great Falls 16St, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	5.4 cm (2.1 in)	114 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2010	Ipswich, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2010	Blackleaf, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2010	Milford 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2010	Pedernal 9 E, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	79 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2010	Lyons, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2010	Luna Rs, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2010	Willow City, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2010	Taloga, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	103 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2010	Gross Lusewitz, DE	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2010	Sunset Crater Nm, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	51 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2010. 2010 had 1,284 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	968
100 to 200	28
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1