Weather Records on 20 January 2023

778 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 2023. Highest significance: Colville, US.

Key Facts for 20 January 2023

On 20 January 2023, 778 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
265 were record highs and 294 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 761 daily.
Colville set a daily record precipitation of 32.5 mm (1.3 in) on 20 January 2023.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

778 stations

778 station records on 20 January 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Colville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Myroodah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Steuben	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley	South Africa	Record high minimum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pirlangimpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.8 mm (7.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bay 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tynda	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-50.8 C (-59.4 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Old Ft Laramie	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Maloya	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bomnak	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-38.5 C (-37.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kirovohrad	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record snow depth	243.8 cm (96.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Magdagaci	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-33.6 C (-28.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lingle 2WSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vitim	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-56.0 C (-68.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jensen	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roy Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja Poljana	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Liubashivka	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Key West NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vinnytsia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pogibi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sumy	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mama	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-43.7 C (-46.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg Capital City AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dairy Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Samsun	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vinnytsia	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sofia	Bulgaria	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ben Gurion	Israel	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zilair	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sinop	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Myronivka	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uchur	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-55.4 C (-67.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nelkan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-54.7 C (-66.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

778 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 151, Lowest daily maximum 141, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 153, Heaviest daily rainfall 117, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 74.

Records on 20 January 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	151
Lowest daily maximum	141
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	153
Heaviest daily rainfall	117
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	74

Records on 20 January 2023 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 12, daily 761.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

647 broken records

Margins by which the 647 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 2023

Top 20 records on 20 January 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 2023	Colville, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	120 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 January 2023	Myroodah, AU	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2023	Pleasant Valley, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2023	Steuben, US	daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2023	Kimberley, ZA	all-time high min	27.9 C (82.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2023	Pirlangimpi, AU	daily rain	185.8 mm (7.3 in)	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2023	Elwood 8 S, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2023	Big Bay 1NW, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2023	Eureka, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	107 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2023	Tynda, RU	all-time low min	-50.8 C (-59.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2023	Ravenna, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2023	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2023	Storrs, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2023	Old Ft Laramie, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2023	Calarasi, RO	daily high max	19.0 C (66.2 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2023	Tg Jiu, RO	daily high min	3.0 C (37.4 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2023	Lake Maloya, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2023	Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	107 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2023	Ft Duchesne, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	116 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2023	Walkerton 2 NW, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	89 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 778 records.

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

Records on 01-20 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1804	2
1820	1
1844	1
1850	1
1858	2
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1872	1
1874	4
1875	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	5
1881	4
1885	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	12
1900	15
1901	11
1902	5
1903	4
1904	14
1905	2
1906	25
1907	26
1908	9
1909	30
1910	11
1911	3
1912	7
1913	44
1914	57
1915	153
1916	34
1917	123
1918	71
1919	28
1920	103
1921	45
1922	86
1923	41
1924	298
1925	181
1926	110
1927	381
1928	383
1929	203
1930	540
1931	90
1932	139
1933	441
1934	118
1935	904
1936	602
1937	1,041
1938	219
1939	238
1940	1,147
1941	214
1942	979
1943	1,002
1944	568
1945	302
1946	487
1947	534
1948	422
1949	429
1950	653
1951	958
1952	386
1953	476
1954	791
1955	278
1956	906
1957	349
1958	494
1959	603
1960	329
1961	641
1962	1,162
1963	921
1964	567
1965	283
1966	634
1967	556
1968	1,096
1969	859
1970	1,301
1971	936
1972	823
1973	450
1974	978
1975	688
1976	848
1977	997
1978	1,669
1979	1,158
1980	423
1981	823
1982	958
1983	847
1984	1,957
1985	2,188
1986	1,327
1987	1,063
1988	1,637
1989	955
1990	1,257
1991	562
1992	493
1993	1,327
1994	2,035
1995	1,136
1996	851
1997	658
1998	576
1999	1,368
2000	1,132
2001	667
2002	666
2003	732
2004	451
2005	1,335
2006	1,395
2007	2,143
2008	1,366
2009	738
2010	986
2011	731
2012	848
2013	432
2014	480
2015	413
2016	726
2017	1,370
2018	634
2019	722
2020	498
2021	375
2022	346
2023	778
2024	841
2025	1,599
2026	193

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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 100	618
100 to 200	23
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1