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The information below is courtesy of Maximiliano Herrera. Follow him on Twitter: @extremetemps:
– Hottest temperature in the Northern Hemisphere: 41.2°C (106.2°F) at Garoua, Cameroon, Jan. 31;
– Coldest temperature in the Northern Hemisphere: -62.7°C (-80.9°F) at Tongulah, Russia, Jan. 18;
– Hottest temperature in the Southern Hemisphere: 49.3°C (120.7°F) at Onslow AP, Australia, Jan. 14; and
– Coldest temperature in the Southern Hemisphere: -51.2°C (-60.2°F) at Concordia, Antarctica, Jan. 31.
Major weather stations in January: 3 all-time heat records, 27 all-time cold records
Among global stations with a record of at least 40 years, three set, not just tied, an all-time heat record in January, and 27 stations set an all-time cold record:
Weddel Island (Falkland Islands, UK) max. 23.2°C, Jan. 7;
Maquinchao (Argentina) max. 39.0°C, Jan. 8;
Greymouth (New Zealand) max. 30.9°C, Jan. 8;
Turkmenabat (Turkmenistan) min. -25.4°C, Jan. 13;
La Jiquima (Cuba) min. 7.4°C, Jan. 16;
Guantánamo (Cuba) min. 9.9°C, Jan. 16;
Jinotega (Nicaragua) min. 8.6°C, Jan. 16;
Saidu Sharif (Pakistan) min. -4.0°C, Jan. 18;
Tongulah (Russia) min. -62.7°C, Jan. 18;
Aldan (Russia) min. -50.0°C, Jan. 20;
Huzhong (China) min. -49.8°C, Jan. 21;
Tahe (China) min. -47.9°C, Jan. 21;
Beijcun (China) min. -50.3°C, Jan. 22;
Xinlin (China) min. -48.3°C, Jan. 22;
Jintao (China) min. -53.0°C, Jan. 22: New national record low for China;
Tobishima (Japan) min. -8.3°C, Jan. 24;
Matsumae (Japan) min. -11.6°C, Jan. 24;
Kousa (Japan) min. -9.0°C, Jan. 25;
Fuyuan (China) min. -42.4°C, Jan. 25;
Kuroiso (Japan) min. -13.3°C, Jan. 26;
Otawara (Japan) min. -16.4°C, Jan. 26;
Shioya (Japan) min. -13.5°C, Jan. 26;
Numata (Japan) min. -14.4°C, Jan. 26;
Ueda (Japan) min. -14.4°C, Jan. 26;
Yokkaichi (Japan) min. -8.2°C, Jan. 26;
Higashiomi (Japan) min. -12.3°C, Jan. 26;
Nagi (Japan) min. -16.8°C, Jan. 26;
Imaoka (Japan) min. -14.2°C, Jan. 26;
Jubilejnaja (Russia) min. -55.4°C, Jan. 27; and
Bibai (Japan) min. -29.6 °C, Jan. 30.
Two all-time national/territorial cold records set or tied in 2023
As of Jan. 31, 2023, two nations or territories had set or tied an all-time national cold record (the record for Myanmar tied a record, and thus does not appear in the station records list above, which is only for records that were beaten):
Myanmar: -6.0°C (-21.2°F) at Hakha, Jan. 17 (tied); and
China: -53.0°C (-63.4°F) at Jintao, Jan. 22.
Thirteen monthly national/territorial heat records beaten or tied as of Jan. 31
Thirteen nations or territories have set monthly all-time heat records in 2023:
– Jan. 13: Czech Republic, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Denmark, Poland, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, Cyprus, Nigeria
No additional all-time monthly cold records have been set so far in 2023.
Hemispherical and continental temperature records in 2023
– Lowest temperature reliably recorded in January in the Southern Hemisphere: -51.2°C (-60.2°F) at Concordia, Antarctica, Jan. 31.
Bob Henson contributed to this post.
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