Weather Records on 21 January 2023

517 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 2023. Highest significance: Dodge City, US.

Key Facts for 21 January 2023

On 21 January 2023, 517 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
90 were record highs and 237 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 508 daily.
Dodge City set a daily record snowfall of 18.8 cm (7.4 in) on 21 January 2023.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

517 stations

517 station records on 21 January 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dodge City	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dzalinda	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Magdagaci	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-46.8 C (-52.2 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-38.0 C (-36.4 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stapleton 5W	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rivadavia	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	46.5 C (115.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.2 C (-42.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vitim	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-55.3 C (-67.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lingle 2WSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Korla	China	Record low minimum temperature	-24.5 C (-12.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Polonia	Indonesia	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cortez	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mama	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-51.3 C (-60.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshoni	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Magdagaci	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-33.5 C (-28.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bonny Dam 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eads	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad Lake	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canaday Steam Plt	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pirmasens	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dzalinda	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-35.4 C (-31.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-49.7 C (-57.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pojarkovo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.5 C (-22.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zilair	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nelkan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-43.0 C (-45.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bomnak	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-38.8 C (-37.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kit Carson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nukuoro	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Embrun	France	Record low minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ika	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-53.0 C (-63.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arhara	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-45.7 C (-50.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterino-Nikolskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.6 C (-12.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canoe Brook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record snow depth	236.2 cm (93.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greendale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bugt	China	Record low minimum temperature	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fujin	China	Record low maximum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ika	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-42.6 C (-44.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

517 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 106, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 131, Heaviest daily rainfall 86, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 79.

Records on 21 January 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	106
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	131
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	79

Records on 21 January 2023 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 3, daily 508.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

441 broken records

Margins by which the 441 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 360.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 2023

Top 20 records on 21 January 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 2023	Dodge City, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2023	Burlington, US	daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	77 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2023	Dzalinda, RU	all-time low min	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2023	Magdagaci, RU	all-time low min	-46.8 C (-52.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2023	Chernjaevo, RU	daily low max	-38.0 C (-36.4 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2023	Elwood 8 S, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2023	Sidney 6NNW, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2023	Stapleton 5W, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2023	Legaspi, PH	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2023	Kealakekua 26.2, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	117 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2023	Rivadavia, AR	all-time high max	46.5 C (115.7 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2023	Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	127 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2023	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily low max	14.7 C (58.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	139 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2023	Blagovescensk, RU	daily low min	-41.2 C (-42.2 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	125 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2023	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low max	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	136 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2023	Virginia City, US	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	132 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2023	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	116 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2023	Vitim, RU	daily low min	-55.3 C (-67.5 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	93 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2023	Lingle 2WSW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2023	Korla, CN	daily low min	-24.5 C (-12.1 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	48 years	39 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

1793 to 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2023. 2023 had 517 records.

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

Records on 01-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1800	2
1803	1
1804	2
1829	1
1838	3
1840	2
1845	2
1846	1
1850	2
1864	2
1866	4
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1876	1
1878	4
1880	3
1881	4
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	2
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	15
1900	5
1901	4
1902	8
1903	18
1904	30
1905	3
1906	53
1907	10
1908	11
1909	25
1910	11
1911	8
1912	7
1913	23
1914	37
1915	47
1916	38
1917	83
1918	49
1919	14
1920	75
1921	54
1922	35
1923	62
1924	535
1925	103
1926	157
1927	447
1928	206
1929	132
1930	616
1931	112
1932	167
1933	572
1934	255
1935	771
1936	314
1937	852
1938	250
1939	305
1940	562
1941	205
1942	522
1943	1,168
1944	324
1945	290
1946	339
1947	205
1948	387
1949	452
1950	643
1951	367
1952	436
1953	325
1954	1,094
1955	399
1956	653
1957	527
1958	506
1959	936
1960	319
1961	746
1962	741
1963	761
1964	771
1965	251
1966	636
1967	511
1968	1,179
1969	927
1970	1,770
1971	672
1972	598
1973	573
1974	992
1975	496
1976	860
1977	549
1978	1,301
1979	1,675
1980	425
1981	972
1982	1,339
1983	1,179
1984	2,132
1985	2,457
1986	883
1987	934
1988	771
1989	511
1990	927
1991	559
1992	447
1993	1,763
1994	1,195
1995	1,276
1996	528
1997	950
1998	606
1999	1,387
2000	686
2001	736
2002	796
2003	690
2004	535
2005	1,111
2006	1,116
2007	1,955
2008	1,061
2009	788
2010	1,166
2011	836
2012	1,148
2013	455
2014	522
2015	426
2016	580
2017	1,248
2018	664
2019	526
2020	894
2021	626
2022	430
2023	517
2024	1,015
2025	1,387
2026	201

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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 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	393
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	3
350 to 400	1