Weather Records on 23 January 2012

610 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 2012. Highest significance: Geraldine, US.

Key Facts for 23 January 2012

On 23 January 2012, 610 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
245 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 599 daily.
Geraldine set a daily record snowfall of 22.4 cm (8.8 in) on 23 January 2012.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

610 stations

610 station records on 23 January 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Geraldine	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Volta Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Council	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lorne (Lorne Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Lansdowne (Monterey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.2 mm (5.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Solway Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chemult	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Otis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yasawa-I-Rara	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 24SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burney	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kushiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port San Juan	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gundare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tonsina	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Alto Intl	Bolivia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Angwin Pacific Union College	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Foresthill Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sonoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coolabah (Tara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atoyac	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wansey Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Lakes Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minderoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Aero	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nadi Airport	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

610 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 111, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 23 January 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	111
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 23 January 2012 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 599.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

453 broken records

Margins by which the 453 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 2012

Top 20 records on 23 January 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 2012	Geraldine, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2012	Volta Ph, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2012	Sierraville Rs, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2012	Gumbardo, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	124 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2012	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2012	Council, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2012	Nashville 1 E, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	98 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2012	Lorne (Lorne Road), AU	daily rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2012	Aspendell, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2012	Happy Camp Rs, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2012	Gilberton, AU	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2012	Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road), AU	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2012	Upper Lansdowne (Monterey), AU	daily rain	150.2 mm (5.9 in)	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2012	Independence, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2012	Solway Downs Station, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2012	Chemult, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2012	Napa State Hospital, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2012	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2012	Otis, US	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	0.2 cm (0.1 in)	100 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2012	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	0.2 cm (0.1 in)	102 years	40 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2012. 2012 had 610 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 2026-10-14 (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 50	421
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2