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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