Weather Records on 23 January 2020

896 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 2020. Highest significance: Blaine, US.

Key Facts for 23 January 2020

On 23 January 2020, 896 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
439 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 889 daily.
Blaine set a daily record precipitation of 115.1 mm (4.5 in) on 23 January 2020.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

896 stations

896 station records on 23 January 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lorinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Butlers Gorge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cloyne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
City of Melbourne Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jingdezhen	China	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Margaret Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Little River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebud (Country Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nanchang	China	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith (Darra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tottori	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carella Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
King Island Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Drysdale (Brimdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarwin Lower (Riverside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avalon Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Matsue	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nagasaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sheep Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bronte Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brazzaville	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cania Gorge Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nyora (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Niigata	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Matsumoto	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fukuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Noojee (Slivar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

896 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 301, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 382, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 23 January 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	301
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	382
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 23 January 2020 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 889.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

777 broken records

Margins by which the 777 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 2020

Top 20 records on 23 January 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 2020	Blaine, US	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2020	Lorinna, AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2020	Butlers Gorge, AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2020	Cloyne, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2020	Blackwood, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	135 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2020	City of Melbourne Bay, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2020	Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservo, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2020	Outtrim, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	110 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2020	Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2020	Jingdezhen, CN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2020	Morrisons (Ballark), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2020	Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir), AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	135 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2020	Lake Margaret Dam, AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2020	Trafalgar Toseland Road, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2020	Lymington (Fattys Lane), AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2020	Naracoopa, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2020	Korumburra, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	110 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2020	Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	110 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2020	Little River, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2020	Lunawanna, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	88 years	47 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2020. 2020 had 896 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	765
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1