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Weather Records on 4 January 2023

1,236 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 2023. Highest significance: Redwood Falls Muni AP, US.

Key Facts for 4 January 2023

  • On 4 January 2023, 1,236 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 658 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 1,170 daily.
  • Redwood Falls Muni AP set a monthly record daily precipitation of 35.3 mm (1.4 in) on 4 January 2023.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

1,236 stations
Weather records on 4 January 2023 1,236 station records on 4 January 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
1,236 station records on 4 January 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 January 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Redwood Falls Muni APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation35.3 mm (1.4 in)77 of 100 (Major)
SibleyUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation44.7 mm (1.8 in)72 of 100 (Major)
Ellsworth 1EUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)72 of 100 (Major)
FlandreauUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall27.4 cm (10.8 in)70 of 100 (Major)
AmeryUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)70 of 100 (Major)
CanbyUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)68 of 100 (Major)
CantonUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall23.4 cm (9.2 in)68 of 100 (Major)
Vargarda_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation25.0 mm (1.0 in)67 of 100 (Major)
Broome AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation204.8 mm (8.1 in)66 of 100 (Major)
GainesvilleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation90.2 mm (3.6 in)66 of 100 (Major)
TracyUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall27.9 cm (11.0 in)66 of 100 (Major)
Kisa_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation26.0 mm (1.0 in)65 of 100 (Major)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl APUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall22.4 cm (8.8 in)63 of 100 (Major)
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation26.6 mm (1.0 in)62 of 100 (Major)
SibleyUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)61 of 100 (Major)
St Croix FallsUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)61 of 100 (Major)
Jordan 1SSWUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall26.2 cm (10.3 in)60 of 100 (Major)
Ruby Lake NwrUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall62.2 cm (24.5 in)60 of 100 (Major)
SegerstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation27.0 mm (1.1 in)59 of 100 (Notable)
Virserum-RodmossaSwedenRecord daily precipitation26.1 mm (1.0 in)59 of 100 (Notable)
DjursatraSwedenRecord daily precipitation29.0 mm (1.1 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
Lake WilsonUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall43.2 cm (17.0 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
DelanoUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
TvingelshedSwedenRecord daily precipitation32.6 mm (1.3 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake NwrUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp FarmUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall20.8 cm (8.2 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
KorsbergaSwedenRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Rock RapidsUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall18.0 cm (7.1 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2United StatesRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Dampier DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation144.0 mm (5.7 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
SaffleSwedenRecord daily precipitation34.0 mm (1.3 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
MontroseUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall28.4 cm (11.2 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNWUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation52.8 mm (2.1 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
GaylordUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall15.0 cm (5.9 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
St PeterUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall23.1 cm (9.1 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
New HopeUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall23.1 cm (9.1 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STNUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation78.7 mm (3.1 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Anselmo 2 WSWUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
WaynesboroUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation63.5 mm (2.5 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Country DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation282.0 mm (11.1 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
UdiallaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation103.0 mm (4.1 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
LesseboSwedenRecord daily precipitation31.4 mm (1.2 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
TalbottonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation94.7 mm (3.7 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Elk RvrUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall21.6 cm (8.5 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
LaurelUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation81.5 mm (3.2 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
LexingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeland 1NNEUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Athens Ben Epps APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation94.2 mm (3.7 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Yankton 2 EUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall19.1 cm (7.5 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
KurundiAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.0 mm (1.6 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
GreenvilleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation81.3 mm (3.2 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
TaylorsvilleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation113.5 mm (4.5 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
CaseyUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)47 of 100 (Notable)
SanbornUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall10.9 cm (4.3 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Anna PlainsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation46.7 mm (1.8 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Lamberton SW Rsch & Outreach CUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall25.9 cm (10.2 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NWUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNEUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STNUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Lander APUnited StatesRecord snow depth61.0 cm (24.0 in)46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,236 records
Records on 4 January 2023 by type Records set or tied on 4 January 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 328, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 330, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 417, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 64. 0200400600Highest daily maximum: 328Lowest daily maximum: 38Highest daily minimum: 330Lowest daily minimum: 9Heaviest daily rainfall: 417Heaviest daily snowfall: 50Deepest snow cover: 64Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 January 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 328, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 330, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 417, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 64.
Records on 4 January 2023 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum328
Lowest daily maximum38
Highest daily minimum330
Lowest daily minimum9
Heaviest daily rainfall417
Heaviest daily snowfall50
Deepest snow cover64
Records on 4 January 2023 by timescale Records on 4 January 2023 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 64, daily 1,170. 05001,0001,500all-time: 2monthly: 64daily: 1,170all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 January 2023 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 64, daily 1,170.
Records on 4 January 2023 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time2
monthly64
daily1,170

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,032 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 January 2023 Margins by which the 1,032 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. 02505007501,0000 to 50: 95450 to 100: 30100 to 150: 25150 to 200: 17200 to 250: 2250 to 300: 2300 to 350: 20 to 5050 to 100100 to 150150 to 200200 to 250250 to 300300 to 350
Margins by which the 1,032 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.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 January 2023
MarginRecords
0 to 50954
50 to 10030
100 to 15025
150 to 20017
200 to 2502
250 to 3002
300 to 3502

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 2023
Top 20 records on 4 January 2023 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 January 2023Redwood Falls Muni AP, USmonthly rain35.3 mm (1.4 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)114 years77 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2023Sibley, USmonthly rain44.7 mm (1.8 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)40 years72 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2023Ellsworth 1E, USdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)16.3 mm (0.6 in)73 years72 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2023Flandreau, USmonthly snowfall27.4 cm (10.8 in)7.1 cm (2.8 in)105 years70 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2023Amery, USdaily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)100 years70 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2023Canby, USdaily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)100 years68 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2023Canton, USdaily snowfall23.4 cm (9.2 in)13.2 cm (5.2 in)125 years68 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2023Vargarda_D, SEdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)17.0 mm (0.7 in)76 years67 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2023Broome Airport, AUdaily rain204.8 mm (8.1 in)118.4 mm (4.7 in)81 years66 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2023Gainesville, USdaily rain90.2 mm (3.6 in)49.6 mm (2.0 in)73 years66 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2023Tracy, USdaily snowfall27.9 cm (11.0 in)17.7 cm (7.0 in)72 years66 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2023Kisa_D, SEdaily rain26.0 mm (1.0 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)61 years65 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2023Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP, USdaily snowfall22.4 cm (8.8 in)17.6 cm (6.9 in)52 years63 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2023Kalmar_D, SEmonthly rain26.6 mm (1.0 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)139 years62 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2023Sibley, USdaily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)17.8 cm (7.0 in)36 years61 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2023St Croix Falls, USdaily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)72 years61 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2023Jordan 1SSW, USdaily snowfall26.2 cm (10.3 in)21.1 cm (8.3 in)52 years60 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2023Ruby Lake Nwr, USall-time snowfall62.2 cm (24.5 in)16.5 cm (6.5 in)0 years60 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2023Segerstad, SEdaily rain27.0 mm (1.1 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)44 years59 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2023Virserum-Rodmossa, SEmonthly rain26.1 mm (1.0 in)12.3 mm (0.5 in)20 years59 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 2023
Records on 01-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2023. 2023 had 1,236 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001795: 21803: 21824: 11845: 11855: 11860: 21864: 41866: 11867: 21869: 21871: 21872: 11873: 21874: 31876: 11877: 31878: 31879: 11880: 11881: 31882: 21884: 21886: 51887: 21888: 41889: 41890: 21891: 41892: 11893: 21894: 91895: 81896: 21897: 11898: 21899: 41900: 61901: 91902: 71903: 161904: 511905: 211906: 151907: 131908: 81909: 231910: 201911: 171912: 301913: 271914: 451915: 211916: 591917: 591918: 781919: 341920: 1131921: 1211922: 561923: 541924: 1841925: 1281926: 3101927: 1851928: 1501929: 961930: 1341931: 941932: 2001933: 2311934: 3191935: 2071936: 3941937: 2511938: 1361939: 6471940: 3321941: 1,0101942: 1,1911943: 4531944: 3001945: 1941946: 3711947: 8581948: 3911949: 1,2611950: 2,0151951: 3941952: 3491953: 2671954: 2491955: 6591956: 4621957: 2621958: 4481959: 1,1241960: 3581961: 3781962: 3591963: 5591964: 3491965: 4031966: 7981967: 3191968: 6611969: 6451970: 4971971: 1,1911972: 7281973: 6671974: 9571975: 3941976: 5341977: 5241978: 6561979: 1,6061980: 6431981: 1,4301982: 2,2611983: 9531984: 9961985: 1,0491986: 7051987: 1,1721988: 9031989: 1,2051990: 5091991: 1,0161992: 1,2011993: 1,5381994: 1,4181995: 9221996: 1,3891997: 3,2561998: 1,2461999: 1,8422000: 1,4862001: 1,3502002: 1,1512003: 1,2292004: 1,6112005: 1,5812006: 1,1672007: 2,0452008: 8452009: 8242010: 1,1832011: 5862012: 1,3572013: 7972014: 7702015: 7152016: 6182017: 9972018: 1,0962019: 6162020: 4972021: 4272022: 6982023: 1,2362024: 5622025: 4772026: 1,0131795187918981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2023. 2023 had 1,236 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-04 in each year
YearRecords
17952
18032
18241
18451
18551
18602
18644
18661
18672
18692
18712
18721
18732
18743
18761
18773
18783
18791
18801
18813
18822
18842
18865
18872
18884
18894
18902
18914
18921
18932
18949
18958
18962
18971
18982
18994
19006
19019
19027
190316
190451
190521
190615
190713
19088
190923
191020
191117
191230
191327
191445
191521
191659
191759
191878
191934
1920113
1921121
192256
192354
1924184
1925128
1926310
1927185
1928150
192996
1930134
193194
1932200
1933231
1934319
1935207
1936394
1937251
1938136
1939647
1940332
19411,010
19421,191
1943453
1944300
1945194
1946371
1947858
1948391
19491,261
19502,015
1951394
1952349
1953267
1954249
1955659
1956462
1957262
1958448
19591,124
1960358
1961378
1962359
1963559
1964349
1965403
1966798
1967319
1968661
1969645
1970497
19711,191
1972728
1973667
1974957
1975394
1976534
1977524
1978656
19791,606
1980643
19811,430
19822,261
1983953
1984996
19851,049
1986705
19871,172
1988903
19891,205
1990509
19911,016
19921,201
19931,538
19941,418
1995922
19961,389
19973,256
19981,246
19991,842
20001,486
20011,350
20021,151
20031,229
20041,611
20051,581
20061,167
20072,045
2008845
2009824
20101,183
2011586
20121,357
2013797
2014770
2015715
2016618
2017997
20181,096
2019616
2020497
2021427
2022698
20231,236
2024562
2025477
20261,013

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-16).