Weather Records on 24 January 1909

69 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1909. Highest significance: Toronto, CA.

Key Facts for 24 January 1909

On 24 January 1909, 69 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 65 daily.
Toronto set a daily record high maximum temperature of 13.9 C (57.0 F) on 24 January 1909.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

69 stations

69 station records on 24 January 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ringwood 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Werribee (Wyndham)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Dandenong (Comberoond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

69 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 10.

Records on 24 January 1909 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	10
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 January 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 65.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

58 broken records

Margins by which the 58 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1909

Top 20 records on 24 January 1909 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1909	Toronto, CA	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1909	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	9 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1909	Dalhousie, CA	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1909	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1909	Southampton, CA	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	9 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1909	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	55 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1909	Port Stanley, CA	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1909	Woodstock, CA	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	9 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1909	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	8 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1909	Escanaba, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1909	Stratford, AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	12 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1909	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1909	Madison Wb City, US	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1909	Dubuque River, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1909	Parry Sound, CA	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1909	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	19 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1909	Madison Wb City, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1909	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	16 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1909	Southampton, CA	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	12 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1909	Woodstock, CA	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	12 years	14 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 1909

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1909. 1909 had 69 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-24 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1800	1
1817	1
1823	2
1828	2
1834	2
1845	1
1846	1
1849	1
1855	1
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	15
1897	2
1899	7
1900	4
1901	2
1902	7
1903	6
1904	11
1905	8
1906	20
1907	24
1908	12
1909	69
1910	20
1911	11
1912	11
1913	27
1914	27
1915	30
1916	28
1917	63
1918	52
1919	55
1920	34
1921	45
1922	89
1923	78
1924	116
1925	67
1926	100
1927	172
1928	215
1929	396
1930	639
1931	436
1932	245
1933	605
1934	361
1935	731
1936	1,085
1937	600
1938	545
1939	198
1940	827
1941	987
1942	634
1943	715
1944	634
1945	130
1946	355
1947	788
1948	1,257
1949	1,123
1950	1,342
1951	466
1952	383
1953	815
1954	368
1955	536
1956	366
1957	305
1958	381
1959	702
1960	348
1961	508
1962	478
1963	1,710
1964	461
1965	537
1966	553
1967	1,249
1968	711
1969	1,049
1970	834
1971	534
1972	756
1973	472
1974	636
1975	523
1976	631
1977	532
1978	1,427
1979	1,436
1980	782
1981	1,324
1982	759
1983	786
1984	677
1985	583
1986	415
1987	842
1988	766
1989	673
1990	929
1991	1,034
1992	894
1993	1,433
1994	634
1995	578
1996	1,150
1997	822
1998	524
1999	1,745
2000	1,135
2001	750
2002	1,724
2003	1,485
2004	719
2005	1,078
2006	928
2007	1,136
2008	973
2009	1,046
2010	1,225
2011	810
2012	503
2013	768
2014	926
2015	617
2016	887
2017	958
2018	721
2019	627
2020	789
2021	517
2022	434
2023	657
2024	1,018
2025	715
2026	1,625

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 2	18
2 to 4	17
4 to 6	9
6 to 8	9
8 to 10	4
10 to 12	1