Weather Records on 23 January 2023

567 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 2023. Highest significance: Colbinabbin, AU.

Key Facts for 23 January 2023

On 23 January 2023, 567 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 257 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 549 daily.
Colbinabbin set a daily record precipitation of 67.6 mm (2.7 in) on 23 January 2023.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

567 stations

567 station records on 23 January 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Colbinabbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Varazdin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Laurinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mondy	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-42.4 C (-44.3 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murska Sobota-Rakican	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ephraim	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stapleton 5W	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville Trtmt Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greene	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa Mauka 994	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.4 C (-40.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norman Manley Intl	Jamaica	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Obluce	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-44.6 C (-48.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sibolga/Pinangsori	Indonesia	Record low maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Show Low AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corfu	Greece	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kacug	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-50.1 C (-58.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsley Dam	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuba	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bangor Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenix AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burdett 3S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hudson	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norton Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tipp City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshoni	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maimun Saleh	Indonesia	Record low maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amderma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.6 C (-46.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ferron	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-USA	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arhara	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-46.4 C (-51.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Johnston 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Show Low AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

567 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 140, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 112, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 68.

Records on 23 January 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	140
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	68

Records on 23 January 2023 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 12, daily 549.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

472 broken records

Margins by which the 472 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 2023

Top 20 records on 23 January 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 2023	Colbinabbin, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2023	Varazdin, HR	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2023	Hyannis, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	124 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2023	Lumberton, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	119 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2023	Elwood 8 S, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2023	Elephant Butte Dam, US	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	113 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2023	Graz, AT	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2023	Laurinburg, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2023	Hatch, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	105 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2023	Mondy, RU	all-time low min	-42.4 C (-44.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2023	Murska Sobota-Rakican, SI	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2023	Holyoke, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2023	Ogallala, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2023	Ephraim, US	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2023	Manila, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2023	Stapleton 5W, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2023	Aspendell, US	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	85 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2023	Waterville Trtmt Plt, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2023	Greene, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	77 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2023	Koloa Mauka 994, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	75 years	42 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 set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2023. 2023 had 567 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 50	423
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1