Weather Records on 7 January 2023

444 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 2023. Highest significance: Moreton Telegraph Station, AU.

Key Facts for 7 January 2023

On 7 January 2023, 444 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
237 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 437 daily.
Moreton Telegraph Station set a daily record precipitation of 135.8 mm (5.3 in) on 7 January 2023.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

444 stations

444 station records on 7 January 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.8 mm (5.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	235.8 mm (9.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	237.2 mm (9.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Audley (Royal National Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salina 24 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Echo Dam	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jensen	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Wilson	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tovdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Khlong Yai	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Yai	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Koln-Bonn	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jubilejnaja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-52.0 C (-61.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ourense	Spain	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lukojanov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.9 C (-16.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hefei	China	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ben Gurion	Israel	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Reinli	Norway	Record snow depth	119.0 cm (46.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record snow depth	208.3 cm (82.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nha Trang	Vietnam	Record low maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Matecana	Colombia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alatyr'	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-27.3 C (-17.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pontevedra	Spain	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Julian	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wessington 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palacios Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Congewai (Greenock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Concord Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bankstown Airport AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Peakhurst Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wuhan	China	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Neuquen Aero	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Youyang	China	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tsogt-Ovoo	Mongolia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Panther Junction	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roscoe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trelew Aero	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Kuring-Gai (Ledora Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shah Amanat Intl	Bangladesh	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Guanghua	China	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ulken Nary	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zamyn-Uud	Mongolia	Record high minimum temperature	-16.3 C (2.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Teniente Alejandro Velasco As	Peru	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

444 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 7 January 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 7 January 2023 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 437.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

373 broken records

Margins by which the 373 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 2023

Top 20 records on 7 January 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 2023	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	daily rain	135.8 mm (5.3 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	100 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2023	Weipa Eastern Ave, AU	daily rain	235.8 mm (9.3 in)	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	13 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2023	Barkly East, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2023	Weipa Aero, AU	daily rain	237.2 mm (9.3 in)	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2023	Audley (Royal National Park), AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2023	Lichinga, MZ	daily low min	11.5 C (52.7 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2023	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2023	Salina 24 E, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2023	Seminole, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2023	Pearsall, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2023	Gordon Golf Club, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2023	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2023	Echo Dam, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	73 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2023	Ft Duchesne, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2023	Jensen, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2023	Lake Wilson, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2023	Tovdal, NO	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2023	Khlong Yai, TH	daily low max	25.8 C (78.4 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2023	Montrose, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2023	Hat Yai, TH	daily low max	24.0 C (75.2 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	39 years	36 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

1826 to 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 2023. 2023 had 444 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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 50	350
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1