Weather Records on 31 January 2023

907 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 2023. Highest significance: Chico UNIV Farm, US.

Key Facts for 31 January 2023

On 31 January 2023, 907 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 558 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 865 daily.
Chico UNIV Farm set a daily record precipitation of 121.9 mm (4.8 in) on 31 January 2023.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

907 stations

907 station records on 31 January 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Litchfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Numinbah State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale (Cooyong Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Camden Airport AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft McKavett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Merlin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marrickville Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Old Ft Laramie	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beverley Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cangai (Smelter Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gail	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Italy (Vineyard Haven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boysen Dam	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Faulconbridge (St Georges Cres	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Innot Hot Springs Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hershey 5 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beijing	China	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McCammon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

907 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 302, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 256, Heaviest daily rainfall 133, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 71.

Records on 31 January 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	302
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	256
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	71

Records on 31 January 2023 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 37, daily 865.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

758 broken records

Margins by which the 758 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

31 January 2023

Top 20 records on 31 January 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 2023	Chico UNIV Farm, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	96 years	77 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2023	Camden (Brownlow Hill), AU	daily rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	105 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2023	Litchfield, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2023	Numinbah State Farm, AU	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2023	Killarney Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2023	Oshkosh, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	79 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2023	Hayden, US	daily snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	107 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2023	Pooncarie Mail Agency, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	116 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2023	Winner, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	87 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2023	Old Koreelah (McPherson), AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2023	Oakdale (Cooyong Park), AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2023	Camden Airport AWS, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2023	Canning Downs, AU	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2023	Wallace, US	daily low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	117 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2023	Ft McKavett, US	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	142 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2023	Merlin Station, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	103 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2023	Randolph, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	107 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2023	Marrickville Golf Club, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2023	Holyoke, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2023	Old Ft Laramie, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 years	46 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

1800 to 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2023. 2023 had 907 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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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	722
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1