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Weather Records on 24 January 1920

34 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1920. Highest significance: Houston Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 24 January 1920

  • On 24 January 1920, 34 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 33 daily.
  • Houston Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 24 January 1920.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

34 stations
Weather records on 24 January 1920 34 station records on 24 January 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
34 station records on 24 January 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 24 January 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation48.3 mm (1.9 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-47.8 C (-54.0 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
NorthfieldUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation28.2 mm (1.1 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft BidwellUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation47.8 mm (1.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Powell CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.6 mm (1.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation56.6 mm (2.2 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-24.4 C (-11.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
BurlingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East EndCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
KargopolRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-39.9 C (-39.8 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
KirovRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-33.7 C (-28.7 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-13.6 C (7.5 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.4 mm (1.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
BjornholtNorwayRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_ASwedenRecord daily precipitation2.2 mm (0.09 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
SarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
MalungSwedenRecord daily precipitation3.5 mm (0.14 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-43.3 C (-45.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
BattlefordCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-31.7 C (-25.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
NicosiaCyprusRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-UdeRussiaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-32.2 C (-26.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
BlagovescenskRussiaRecord daily precipitation0.4 mm (0.02 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-ArrenjarkaSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.1 mm (0.5 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East EndCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
TobolskRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-34.6 C (-30.3 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
NewportUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

34 records
Records on 24 January 1920 by type Records set or tied on 24 January 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 7Heaviest daily rainfall: 19Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 24 January 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 24 January 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum7
Heaviest daily rainfall19
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 24 January 1920 by timescale Records on 24 January 1920 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 33. 010203040all-time: 1monthly: 0daily: 33all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 24 January 1920 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 33.
Records on 24 January 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly0
daily33

How Much Records Were Beaten By

30 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 January 1920 Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 20: 2620 to 40: 340 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120
Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 January 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 2026
20 to 403
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1201

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1920
Top 20 records on 24 January 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 January 1920Houston Wb City, USdaily rain48.3 mm (1.9 in)30.8 mm (1.2 in)30 years29 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1920Moose Factory, CAall-time low min-47.8 C (-54.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)8 years28 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1920Northfield, USdaily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)11.4 cm (4.5 in)23 years27 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1920Dohne (Sar), ZAdaily rain28.2 mm (1.1 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)25 years23 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1920Ft Bidwell, USdaily high max17.8 C (64.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1920Murphy 4ESE, USdaily rain47.8 mm (1.9 in)7.2 mm (0.28 in)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1920Powell Creek, AUdaily rain38.6 mm (1.5 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)25 years19 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1920Donors Hill Station, AUdaily rain56.6 mm (2.2 in)20.3 mm (0.8 in)28 years19 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1920Kologha (Bos), ZAdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)6.7 mm (0.26 in)27 years18 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1920Bird Rocks, CAdaily low min-24.4 C (-11.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1920Qacu (Bos), ZAdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)10 years16 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1920Butterworth (Tnk), ZAdaily rain31.2 mm (1.2 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)25 years16 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1920Burlington, USdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1920Sable Island East End, CAdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1920Kargopol, RUdaily low min-39.9 C (-39.8 F)3.1 C (5.6 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1920Kirov, RUdaily low min-33.7 C (-28.7 F)5.4 C (9.7 F)17 years14 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1920Irkutsk, RUdaily high min-13.6 C (7.5 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)21 years14 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1920Alice Post Office, AUdaily rain39.4 mm (1.6 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1920Bjornholt, NOdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1920Orskar_A, SEdaily rain2.2 mm (0.09 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)27 years12 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 1920
Records on 01-24 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1920. 1920 had 34 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: 7682014: 9262015: 6172016: 8872017: 9582018: 7212019: 6272020: 7892021: 5172022: 4342023: 6572024: 1,0182025: 7152026: 1,6251796187519001917193419511968198520022019
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1920. 1920 had 34 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
2013768
2014926
2015617
2016887
2017958
2018721
2019627
2020789
2021517
2022434
2023657
20241,018
2025715
20261,625

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).