Weather Records on 23 January 2021

455 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 2021. Highest significance: Okecie, PL.

Key Facts for 23 January 2021

On 23 January 2021, 455 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
213 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 445 daily.
Okecie set a monthly record daily precipitation of 39.9 mm (1.6 in) on 23 January 2021.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

455 stations

455 station records on 23 January 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Okecie	Poland	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kocelovice	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Iquitos	Peru	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jensen	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Julian Cdf	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pisa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-50.1 C (-58.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Vale 5SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Topaz Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kredarica	Slovenia	Record snow depth	495.0 cm (194.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Homer 8 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe 49S - U of N Rch	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uwajima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shimizu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ueno	Japan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Segen-Kyuel	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-56.2 C (-69.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flora Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dunhuang	China	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Knin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rye Patch Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haliut	China	Record high maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wudu	China	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Xiamen	China	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Narva	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nelkan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-52.8 C (-63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kuusiku	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Naha	Japan	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zhytomyr	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uzhhorod	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brest	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jiuquan	China	Record high maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shantou	China	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Deggenhausertal-Azenweiler	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Ciampino	Italy	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zhitckovichi	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dagupan	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Krivoj_Rog	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Redbird	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minqin	China	Record high maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sliac	Slovakia	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zamora	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Raoul Isl/Kermadec	New Zealand	Record low minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Suntar	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-49.5 C (-57.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Asturias/Aviles	Spain	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jarvso	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morsil	Sweden	Record snow depth	84.0 cm (33.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sinop	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Homer 8 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Esquel Aero	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

455 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 23 January 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 23 January 2021 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 445.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

389 broken records

Margins by which the 389 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 2021

Top 20 records on 23 January 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 2021	Okecie, PL	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2021	Kocelovice, CZ	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2021	Iquitos, PE	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2021	Jensen, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2021	Julian Cdf, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	125 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2021	Pisa, IT	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2021	Santa Ana Fire STN, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2021	Milford 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2021	Viljujsk, RU	daily low max	-50.1 C (-58.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	120 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2021	Cedar Vale 5SSE, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2021	Topaz Lake, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2021	Kredarica, SI	monthly snow depth	495.0 cm (194.9 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2021	Homer 8 NW, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2021	Arad, RO	daily high min	5.5 C (41.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 2021	Beowawe 49S - U of N Rch, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 2021	Uwajima, JP	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 2021	Shimizu, JP	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 2021	Landsort, SE	daily high min	3.8 C (38.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	77 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 2021	Ueno, JP	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	67 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 2021	Segen-Kyuel, RU	daily low min	-56.2 C (-69.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	78 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2021. 2021 had 455 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	386
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1