Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024

Name: Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024
Start: 2024-01-03
End: 2024-01-23
Location: United States, Mexico

Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024: 7,675 records at 2,285 stations, peak on 15 January 2024. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024 set or tied 7,675 station records at 2,285 stations.
It ran from 3 January 2024 to 23 January 2024 (21 days) and its peak day was 15 January 2024.
Status: closed.
Osage City set an all-time record low maximum temperature of -22.2 C (-8.0 F) on 15 January 2024.
The busiest day was 15 January 2024 with 1,719 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 131 years.

Footprint

3 to 23 January 2024

The area covered by Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Heron 2 NW	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	2024-01-13
Greeley	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	2024-01-14
Osage City	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	2024-01-15
Ryegate	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	2024-01-15
Allerton	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	2024-01-15
Yuma	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	2024-01-13
Calico Rock 2 WSW	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	2024-01-15
Yosemite Park HQ	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	2024-01-07
Ainsworth	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	2024-01-13
Gregory	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	2024-01-14
Sandpoint Exp STN	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	2024-01-14
Lima	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	2024-01-14
Newcastle	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	2024-01-14
Anaconda	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	2024-01-13
Newport	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	2024-01-13
Headworks Portland Wtr B	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2024-01-13
Springview 2NW	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	2024-01-14
Carrollton	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	2024-01-15
Conway	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	2024-01-15

Records per Day

Peak day 1,719

Records set or tied each day from 3 January 2024 to 23 January 2024. The most in one day was 1,719 on 15 January 2024.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024
Date	Records
2024-01-03	4
2024-01-04	20
2024-01-05	5
2024-01-06	11
2024-01-07	191
2024-01-08	333
2024-01-09	154
2024-01-10	70
2024-01-11	163
2024-01-12	377
2024-01-13	1,093
2024-01-14	1,204
2024-01-15	1,719
2024-01-16	1,351
2024-01-17	378
2024-01-18	156
2024-01-19	111
2024-01-20	149
2024-01-21	148
2024-01-22	32
2024-01-23	6

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024 ranked by margin
Ryegate, 01-15	15.0 C (27.0 F)
Lima, 01-14	11.6 C (20.9 F)
Conway, 01-15	8.4 C (15.1 F)
Sandpoint Exp STN, 01-14	8.3 C (14.9 F)
Yosemite Park HQ, 01-07	7.2 C (13.0 F)
Newport, 01-13	6.7 C (12.1 F)
Headworks Portland Wtr B, 01-13	5.0 C (9.0 F)
Newcastle, 01-14	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Springview 2NW, 01-14	3.4 C (6.1 F)
Anaconda, 01-13	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Carrollton, 01-15	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Greeley, 01-14	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Osage City, 01-15	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Heron 2 NW, 01-13	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Allerton, 01-15	1.1 C (2.0 F)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

500 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.6	124
1.1	100
1.7	112
1.1	118
15.0	106
0.6	106
0.6	121
0.6	114
7.2	106
0.5	99
1.1	90
8.3	108
11.6	92
3.9	107
3.3	107
6.7	108
2.2	129
3.4	115
5.0	114
8.4	105
1.1	115
6.2	108
1.6	100
2.2	108
1.6	119
2.2	130
5.6	87
1.7	100
3.3	93
1.7	115
2.2	112
0.5	80
8.3	105
5.0	110
10.0	108
1.1	112
1.1	107
1.1	66
3.4	72
1.1	115
2.7	93
1.1	124
1.1	126
2.7	93
6.7	106
6.7	130
6.7	118
1.2	74
8.4	112
0.6	112
0.6	106
0.5	105
0.5	106
0.6	107
0.5	106
1.6	62
6.6	106
5.0	108
9.4	93
6.1	118
6.7	106
8.3	93
4.5	116
5.6	93
7.8	118
5.6	118
7.8	93
7.2	108
5.0	108
7.8	98
6.6	106
0.5	72
6.5	118
2.3	54
0.5	62
5.6	118
6.7	93
5.6	105
5.6	86
3.9	110
6.7	118
7.8	93
5.0	105
4.5	108
5.0	118
6.6	116
7.2	112
2.2	88
1.6	88
0.6	96
6.1	106
6.1	106
6.1	118
5.6	106
6.7	108
6.7	116
2.8	112
7.2	93
6.1	86
1.1	86
3.3	108
1.7	87
7.2	93
6.7	93
1.7	87
5.6	108
6.2	108
7.2	110
13.9	66
6.7	108
5.0	116
6.1	112
0.6	93
6.1	118
6.7	93
6.1	96
5.0	112
5.6	118
6.2	93
5.0	106
1.7	55
3.4	116
4.4	106
5.5	93
6.1	106
4.5	118
3.9	86
4.5	106
0.5	86
3.3	108
6.1	93
3.9	130
5.0	96
0.6	87
4.4	118
5.0	108
4.4	106
4.4	130
5.0	110
6.2	112
7.2	93
6.6	108
0.6	55
4.3	108
3.9	108
6.1	114
4.4	118
3.4	74
5.0	108
6.7	93
0.6	55
2.3	80
4.4	106
4.4	106
4.5	118
4.5	106
4.5	106
3.9	93
3.3	108
5.0	116
5.0	116
3.3	105
3.9	106
2.2	108
2.2	112
4.5	93
4.4	108
5.6	93
3.3	106
3.4	130
3.9	108
5.6	93
3.9	118
5.5	93
1.7	77
5.5	93
4.4	118
4.5	116
4.4	118
5.6	93
3.4	108
3.3	108
5.0	93
5.0	108
4.5	116
4.4	108
3.3	116
4.4	108
4.5	106
1.6	55
4.5	108
1.1	80
3.9	108
1.1	80
3.9	118
3.3	105
2.7	116
2.8	114
3.3	105
3.9	108

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024 compared with similar events
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 February to 5 March 2021	12,118 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 October to 5 November 2020	9,841 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 23 December 2017 to 8 January 2018	8,263 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024 (this event)	7,675 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 15 January to 10 February 2026	5,568 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 February to 2 March 2022	5,063 records

Every Record Set

20 of 7,675

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-01-07	Yosemite Park HQ	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	106	59 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-13	Heron 2 NW	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100	62 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-13	Yuma	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	121	60 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-13	Ryegate	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	114	60 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-13	Ainsworth	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	99	59 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-13	Anaconda	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	107	54 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-13	Newport	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	108	54 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-13	Headworks Portland Wtr B	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	114	53 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-14	Greeley	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	112	62 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-14	Gregory	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90	58 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-14	Sandpoint Exp STN	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	108	57 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-14	Lima	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	11.6 C (20.9 F)	92	56 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-14	Newcastle	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	107	55 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-14	Springview 2NW	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	115	53 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-15	Osage City	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	124	62 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-15	Allerton	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	118	61 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-15	Ryegate	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	15.0 C (27.0 F)	106	61 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-15	Calico Rock 2 WSW	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	106	60 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-15	Carrollton	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	129	53 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-15	Conway	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	105	52 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 7,675 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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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)) Data as of 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.