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Weather Records on 24 January 1896

15 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1896. Highest significance: Clare Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 24 January 1896

  • On 24 January 1896, 15 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 13 daily.
  • Clare Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 24 January 1896.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

15 stations
Weather records on 24 January 1896 15 station records on 24 January 1896 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
15 station records on 24 January 1896 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 24 January 1896: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Clare Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
TorontoCanadaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation63.2 mm (2.5 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature24.2 C (75.6 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature24.3 C (75.7 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
StawellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature47.5 C (117.5 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature39.6 C (103.3 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

15 records
Records on 24 January 1896 by type Records set or tied on 24 January 1896 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 9. 035810Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 24 January 1896 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 9.
Records on 24 January 1896 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 24 January 1896 by timescale Records on 24 January 1896 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 13. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 13all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 24 January 1896 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 13.
Records on 24 January 1896 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily13

How Much Records Were Beaten By

15 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 January 1896 Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.9. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 5: 105 to 10: 410 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 January 1896
MarginRecords
0 to 510
5 to 104
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1896
Top 15 records on 24 January 1896 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 January 1896Clare Post Office, AUdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)27.9 mm (1.1 in)12 years36 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1896Toronto, CAmonthly rain43.2 mm (1.7 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)22 years28 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1896Moorestown 4 E, USmonthly rain63.2 mm (2.5 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)15 years26 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1896Adelaide West Terrace, AUdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1896Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high min24.2 C (75.6 F)3.6 C (6.5 F)16 years16 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1896Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high min24.3 C (75.7 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)8 years16 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1896Stawell, AUdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)12 years12 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1896Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min21.1 C (70.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1896Washington, USdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1896Mount Gambier Post Office, AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1896Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high max47.5 C (117.5 F)3.1 C (5.6 F)6 years10 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1896Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high max39.6 C (103.3 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)5 years7 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1896Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)12 years7 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1896Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min23.9 C (75.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)1 year6 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1896Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily rain1.3 mm (0.05 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)12 years6 of 100 (Routine)

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

1796 to 1896
Records on 01-24 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1896. 1896 had 15 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001796: 11800: 11817: 11823: 21828: 21834: 21845: 11846: 11849: 11855: 11858: 11864: 11866: 11869: 11871: 11872: 11873: 11875: 11879: 21881: 61882: 21883: 11884: 11887: 11888: 11890: 11891: 41892: 11893: 21894: 31895: 31896: 151897: 21899: 71900: 41901: 21902: 71903: 61904: 111905: 81906: 201907: 241908: 121909: 691910: 201911: 111912: 111913: 271914: 271915: 301916: 281917: 631918: 521919: 551920: 341921: 451922: 891923: 781924: 1161925: 671926: 1001927: 1721928: 2151929: 3961930: 6391931: 4361932: 2451933: 6051934: 3611935: 7311936: 1,0851937: 6001938: 5451939: 1981940: 8271941: 9871942: 6341943: 7151944: 6341945: 1301946: 3551947: 7881948: 1,2571949: 1,1231950: 1,3421951: 4661952: 3831953: 8151954: 3681955: 5361956: 3661957: 3051958: 3811959: 7021960: 3481961: 5081962: 4781963: 1,7101964: 4611965: 5371966: 5531967: 1,2491968: 7111969: 1,0491970: 8341971: 5341972: 7561973: 4721974: 6361975: 5231976: 6311977: 5321978: 1,4271979: 1,4361980: 7821981: 1,3241982: 7591983: 7861984: 6771985: 5831986: 4151987: 8421988: 7661989: 6731990: 9291991: 1,0341992: 8941993: 1,4331994: 6341995: 5781996: 1,1501997: 8221998: 5241999: 1,7452000: 1,1352001: 7502002: 1,7242003: 1,4852004: 7192005: 1,0782006: 9282007: 1,1362008: 9732009: 1,0462010: 1,2252011: 8102012: 5032013: 7692014: 9262015: 6172016: 8872017: 9582018: 7212019: 6232020: 7872021: 5172022: 4352023: 6572024: 1,0182025: 7151796187318971914193019461962197819942010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1896. 1896 had 15 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-24 in each year
YearRecords
17961
18001
18171
18232
18282
18342
18451
18461
18491
18551
18581
18641
18661
18691
18711
18721
18731
18751
18792
18816
18822
18831
18841
18871
18881
18901
18914
18921
18932
18943
18953
189615
18972
18997
19004
19012
19027
19036
190411
19058
190620
190724
190812
190969
191020
191111
191211
191327
191427
191530
191628
191763
191852
191955
192034
192145
192289
192378
1924116
192567
1926100
1927172
1928215
1929396
1930639
1931436
1932245
1933605
1934361
1935731
19361,085
1937600
1938545
1939198
1940827
1941987
1942634
1943715
1944634
1945130
1946355
1947788
19481,257
19491,123
19501,342
1951466
1952383
1953815
1954368
1955536
1956366
1957305
1958381
1959702
1960348
1961508
1962478
19631,710
1964461
1965537
1966553
19671,249
1968711
19691,049
1970834
1971534
1972756
1973472
1974636
1975523
1976631
1977532
19781,427
19791,436
1980782
19811,324
1982759
1983786
1984677
1985583
1986415
1987842
1988766
1989673
1990929
19911,034
1992894
19931,433
1994634
1995578
19961,150
1997822
1998524
19991,745
20001,135
2001750
20021,724
20031,485
2004719
20051,078
2006928
20071,136
2008973
20091,046
20101,225
2011810
2012503
2013769
2014926
2015617
2016887
2017958
2018721
2019623
2020787
2021517
2022435
2023657
20241,018
2025715

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).