Snow event in United States, 3 to 27 January 2024

Name: Snow event in United States, 3 to 27 January 2024
Start: 2024-01-03
End: 2024-01-27
Location: United States

Snow event in United States, 3 to 27 January 2024: 2,190 records at 1,030 stations, peak on 9 January 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Snow event in United States, 3 to 27 January 2024 set or tied 2,190 station records at 1,030 stations.
It ran from 3 January 2024 to 27 January 2024 (25 days) and its peak day was 9 January 2024.
Status: closed.
Winter Park set a monthly record daily snowfall of 54.6 cm (21.5 in) on 15 January 2024.
The busiest day was 15 January 2024 with 260 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 134 years.

Footprint

3 to 27 January 2024

The area covered by Snow event in United States, 3 to 27 January 2024 is outlined, with 16 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Snow event in United States, 3 to 27 January 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Ellsworth	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2024-01-09
Winter Park	Record daily snowfall	54.6 cm (21.5 in)	2024-01-15
Rock Is L&D 15	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2024-01-09
Gladwin	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2024-01-13
Knoxville Exp STN	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2024-01-16
Marshalltown	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	2024-01-09
Oakdale	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2024-01-12
Wallace	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	2024-01-09
Hale Loud Dam	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2024-01-13
Steamboat Springs	Record daily snowfall	37.8 cm (14.9 in)	2024-01-14
Burr Oak 4S	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2024-01-08
Franklin Sewage Plt	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2024-01-17
Lenoir City	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2024-01-17
Lebanon	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2024-01-18
Hooker 12 NNW	Record daily snowfall	91.7 cm (36.1 in)	2024-01-18
Cochetopa Creek	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2024-01-14

Records per Day

Peak day 246

Records set or tied each day from 3 January 2024 to 27 January 2024. The most in one day was 260 on 15 January 2024.

Records per day during Snow event in United States, 3 to 27 January 2024
Date	Records
2024-01-03	1
2024-01-04	21
2024-01-05	35
2024-01-06	26
2024-01-07	24
2024-01-08	93
2024-01-09	246
2024-01-10	99
2024-01-11	85
2024-01-12	141
2024-01-13	170
2024-01-14	134
2024-01-15	260
2024-01-16	229
2024-01-17	137
2024-01-18	133
2024-01-19	120
2024-01-20	85
2024-01-21	59
2024-01-22	44
2024-01-23	21
2024-01-24	11
2024-01-25	9
2024-01-26	5
2024-01-27	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Snow event in United States, 3 to 27 January 2024 ranked by margin
Hooker 12 NNW, 01-18	52.1 cm (20.5 in)
Winter Park, 01-18	25.4 cm (10.0 in)
Steamboat Springs, 01-14	22.6 cm (8.9 in)
Winter Park, 01-15	19.0 cm (7.5 in)
Ellsworth, 01-09	17.8 cm (7.0 in)
Lenoir City, 01-17	17.8 cm (7.0 in)
Rock Is L&D 15, 01-09	15.2 cm (6.0 in)
Lenoir City, 01-18	15.2 cm (6.0 in)
Marshalltown, 01-09	14.2 cm (5.6 in)
Wallace, 01-09	13.9 cm (5.5 in)
Hale Loud Dam, 01-13	12.7 cm (5.0 in)
Franklin Sewage Plt, 01-18	12.7 cm (5.0 in)
Lebanon, 01-18	12.7 cm (5.0 in)
Lebanon, 01-19	12.7 cm (5.0 in)
Cochetopa Creek, 01-14	12.7 cm (5.0 in)

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 Snow event in United States, 3 to 27 January 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
190	75
178	94
152	134
124	96
101	8
254	60
142	94
101	113
226	66
139	118
127	88
114	88
25	113
127	106
127	112
127	112
521	45
178	58
152	58
127	72
99	122
165	66
102	108
190	73
254	57
254	57
127	56
147	66
107	123
153	66
115	100
145	74
178	104
109	122
178	66
178	53
127	53
101	56
127	112
140	82
152	62
82	92
152	73
127	121
127	121
101	113
152	60
117	85
102	130
153	48
203	60
166	44
111	78
96	93
171	44
195	40
117	72
51	95
178	36
150	56
102	100
221	36
178	66
190	44
122	65
160	52
114	78
101	117
102	118
101	112
102	74
94	60
25	105
51	100
229	40
77	112
77	122
76	56
127	56
25	113
155	45
91	88
74	93
66	93
18	105
76	108
152	74
110	80
74	93
135	64
63	106
178	70
63	90
51	100
68	93
127	76
13	105
69	126
63	122
63	109
127	84
63	85
66	128
76	93
61	45
76	117
77	108
76	112
102	113
127	81
112	64
127	66
76	86
51	122
69	86
33	60
445	48
59	118
76	76
64	120
102	80
50	108
132	44
54	116
89	66
89	72
114	40
63	133
86	86
237	14
158	8
165	44
10	95
127	84
153	88
153	88
3	125
102	61
58	94
153	44
46	122
51	98
165	4
114	60
40	124
155	24
153	58
51	113
61	81
178	72
127	84
127	84
127	84
155	30
117	49
76	112
127	49
76	80
35	122
153	30
142	30
254	44
51	94
46	105
102	69
127	56
26	46
216	4
229	8
51	105
38	106
51	112
63	85
61	85
51	86
46	93
102	81
33	74
127	44
64	89
140	30
50	105
89	69
25	75
178	56
54	88
40	94
30	118
51	85
112	49
101	84
127	88
127	88
44	128
76	81
51	96
25	118
54	86
56	86
76	80

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Snow event in United States, 3 to 27 January 2024 compared with similar events
Snow event in United States, 3 to 27 January 2024 (this event)	2,190 records
Snow event in United States, 24 November to 22 December 2025	1,539 records
Snow event in United States, 9 to 29 April 2022	1,475 records
Snow event in United States, 27 September to 17 October 2018	1,247 records
Snow event in United States, 26 September to 23 October 2019	1,194 records
Snow event in United States, 12 to 27 April 2021	1,172 records

Every Record Set

20 of 2,190

Every record set or tied during Snow event in United States, 3 to 27 January 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-01-08	Burr Oak 4S	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	88	64 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-09	Ellsworth	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	94	74 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-09	Rock Is L&D 15	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	134	70 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-09	Marshalltown	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	94	66 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-09	Wallace	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	118	65 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-12	Oakdale	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	113	66 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-13	Gladwin	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	96	68 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-13	Hale Loud Dam	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88	65 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-14	Steamboat Springs	Record daily snowfall	37.8 cm (14.9 in)	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	66	65 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-14	Cochetopa Creek	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72	62 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-15	Winter Park	Record daily snowfall	54.6 cm (21.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	75	74 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-16	Knoxville Exp STN	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	8	67 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-17	Franklin Sewage Plt	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	113	64 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-17	Lenoir City	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58	63 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-18	Winter Park	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60	66 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-18	Franklin Sewage Plt	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	106	64 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-18	Lebanon	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	112	63 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-18	Hooker 12 NNW	Record daily snowfall	91.7 cm (36.1 in)	52.1 cm (20.5 in)	45	63 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-18	Lenoir City	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58	63 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-19	Lebanon	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	112	63 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 2,190 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.

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
190	75
178	94
152	134
124	96
101	8
254	60
142	94
101	113
226	66
139	118
127	88
114	88
25	113
127	106
127	112
127	112
521	45
178	58
152	58
127	72
99	122
165	66
102	108
190	73
254	57
254	57
127	56
147	66
107	123
153	66
115	100
145	74
178	104
109	122
178	66
178	53
127	53
101	56
127	112
140	82
152	62
82	92
152	73
127	121
127	121
101	113
152	60
117	85
102	130
153	48
203	60
166	44
111	78
96	93
171	44
195	40
117	72
51	95
178	36
150	56
102	100
221	36
178	66
190	44
122	65
160	52
114	78
101	117
102	118
101	112
102	74
94	60
25	105
51	100
229	40
77	112
77	122
76	56
127	56
25	113
155	45
91	88
74	93
66	93
18	105
76	108
152	74
110	80
74	93
135	64
63	106
178	70
63	90
51	100
68	93
127	76
13	105
69	126
63	122
63	109
127	84
63	85
66	128
76	93
61	45
76	117
77	108
76	112
102	113
127	81
112	64
127	66
76	86
51	122
69	86
33	60
445	48
59	118
76	76
64	120
102	80
50	108
132	44
54	116
89	66
89	72
114	40
63	133
86	86
237	14
158	8
165	44
10	95
127	84
153	88
153	88
3	125
102	61
58	94
153	44
46	122
51	98
165	4
114	60
40	124
155	24
153	58
51	113
61	81
178	72
127	84
127	84
127	84
155	30
117	49
76	112
127	49
76	80
35	122
153	30
142	30
254	44
51	94
46	105
102	69
127	56
26	46
216	4
229	8
51	105
38	106
51	112
63	85
61	85
51	86
46	93
102	81
33	74
127	44
64	89
140	30
50	105
89	69
25	75
178	56
54	88
40	94
30	118
51	85
112	49
101	84
127	88
127	88
44	128
76	81
51	96
25	118
54	86
56	86
76	80

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
190	75
178	94
152	134
124	96
101	8
254	60
142	94
101	113
226	66
139	118
127	88
114	88
25	113
127	106
127	112
127	112
521	45
178	58
152	58
127	72
99	122
165	66
102	108
190	73
254	57
254	57
127	56
147	66
107	123
153	66
115	100
145	74
178	104
109	122
178	66
178	53
127	53
101	56
127	112
140	82
152	62
82	92
152	73
127	121
127	121
101	113
152	60
117	85
102	130
153	48
203	60
166	44
111	78
96	93
171	44
195	40
117	72
51	95
178	36
150	56
102	100
221	36
178	66
190	44
122	65
160	52
114	78
101	117
102	118
101	112
102	74
94	60
25	105
51	100
229	40
77	112
77	122
76	56
127	56
25	113
155	45
91	88
74	93
66	93
18	105
76	108
152	74
110	80
74	93
135	64
63	106
178	70
63	90
51	100
68	93
127	76
13	105
69	126
63	122
63	109
127	84
63	85
66	128
76	93
61	45
76	117
77	108
76	112
102	113
127	81
112	64
127	66
76	86
51	122
69	86
33	60
445	48
59	118
76	76
64	120
102	80
50	108
132	44
54	116
89	66
89	72
114	40
63	133
86	86
237	14
158	8
165	44
10	95
127	84
153	88
153	88
3	125
102	61
58	94
153	44
46	122
51	98
165	4
114	60
40	124
155	24
153	58
51	113
61	81
178	72
127	84
127	84
127	84
155	30
117	49
76	112
127	49
76	80
35	122
153	30
142	30
254	44
51	94
46	105
102	69
127	56
26	46
216	4
229	8
51	105
38	106
51	112
63	85
61	85
51	86
46	93
102	81
33	74
127	44
64	89
140	30
50	105
89	69
25	75
178	56
54	88
40	94
30	118
51	85
112	49
101	84
127	88
127	88
44	128
76	81
51	96
25	118
54	86
56	86
76	80

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
190	75
178	94
152	134
124	96
101	8
254	60
142	94
101	113
226	66
139	118
127	88
114	88
25	113
127	106
127	112
127	112
521	45
178	58
152	58
127	72
99	122
165	66
102	108
190	73
254	57
254	57
127	56
147	66
107	123
153	66
115	100
145	74
178	104
109	122
178	66
178	53
127	53
101	56
127	112
140	82
152	62
82	92
152	73
127	121
127	121
101	113
152	60
117	85
102	130
153	48
203	60
166	44
111	78
96	93
171	44
195	40
117	72
51	95
178	36
150	56
102	100
221	36
178	66
190	44
122	65
160	52
114	78
101	117
102	118
101	112
102	74
94	60
25	105
51	100
229	40
77	112
77	122
76	56
127	56
25	113
155	45
91	88
74	93
66	93
18	105
76	108
152	74
110	80
74	93
135	64
63	106
178	70
63	90
51	100
68	93
127	76
13	105
69	126
63	122
63	109
127	84
63	85
66	128
76	93
61	45
76	117
77	108
76	112
102	113
127	81
112	64
127	66
76	86
51	122
69	86
33	60
445	48
59	118
76	76
64	120
102	80
50	108
132	44
54	116
89	66
89	72
114	40
63	133
86	86
237	14
158	8
165	44
10	95
127	84
153	88
153	88
3	125
102	61
58	94
153	44
46	122
51	98
165	4
114	60
40	124
155	24
153	58
51	113
61	81
178	72
127	84
127	84
127	84
155	30
117	49
76	112
127	49
76	80
35	122
153	30
142	30
254	44
51	94
46	105
102	69
127	56
26	46
216	4
229	8
51	105
38	106
51	112
63	85
61	85
51	86
46	93
102	81
33	74
127	44
64	89
140	30
50	105
89	69
25	75
178	56
54	88
40	94
30	118
51	85
112	49
101	84
127	88
127	88
44	128
76	81
51	96
25	118
54	86
56	86
76	80