Weather Records on 23 January 2011

741 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 2011. Highest significance: Albany, US.

Key Facts for 23 January 2011

On 23 January 2011, 741 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
148 were record highs and 286 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 706 daily.
Albany set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 23 January 2011.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

741 stations

741 station records on 23 January 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Albany	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Creighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mount Narryer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Locke 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Broomehill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
W Otis	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bennington 3WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Junction	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coloma	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Amity 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mead 6S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tulcea	Romania	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coloma	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Las Margaritas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shenandoah	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pickstown	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Broomehill East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bonner Springs	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlerton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blockton 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belltower	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

741 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 171, Heaviest daily rainfall 114, Heaviest daily snowfall 68, Deepest snow cover 125.

Records on 23 January 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	171
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	68
Deepest snow cover	125

Records on 23 January 2011 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 30, daily 706.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

537 broken records

Margins by which the 537 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 2011

Top 20 records on 23 January 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 2011	Albany, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	104 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2011	Creighton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	116 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2011	Mount Narryer, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	93 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2011	Maryville 2E, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	112 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2011	Oregon, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2011	Conception, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	91 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2011	Locke 2 W, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2011	Broomehill, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2011	Sidney 1SSE, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2011	Burlington Junction, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2011	Syracuse, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2011	Schuyler, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2011	Chariton 1 E, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	112 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2011	W Otis, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2011	Plattsmouth 1E, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2011	Bennington 3WSW, US	daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2011	Burlington Junction, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2011	Coloma, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2011	Bison, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2011	Vandalia, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	107 years	43 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2011. 2011 had 741 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 2011-01-23: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	490
100 to 200	37
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1