Weather Records on 10 January 1924

363 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1924. Highest significance: Waynesville, US.

Key Facts for 10 January 1924

On 10 January 1924, 363 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 361 daily.
Waynesville set a daily record precipitation of 38.4 mm (1.5 in) on 10 January 1924.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

363 stations

363 station records on 10 January 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waynesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Earlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vickery 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Connersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

363 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 10 January 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 10 January 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 361.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

321 broken records

Margins by which the 321 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 1924

Top 20 records on 10 January 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1924	Waynesville, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1924	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1924	Mauzy, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1924	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1924	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1924	Scottsburg, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1924	Earlington, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1924	Dayton Mcd, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1924	Jeffersonville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1924	Olney 2S, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1924	Butlerville 2 WNW, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1924	Potsdam, DE	daily snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1924	Amite, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1924	Humboldt 3 W, US	monthly rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	13 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1924	Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1924	Buffalo, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	45 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1924	Decorah, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1924	Petoskey, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1924	Vickery 2 NW, US	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1924	Stevens Pt, US	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	20 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

1799 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1924. 1924 had 363 records.

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

Records on 01-10 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1820	1
1830	1
1832	1
1841	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	3
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	5
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	8
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	4
1905	6
1906	5
1907	5
1908	13
1909	11
1910	24
1911	13
1912	40
1913	12
1914	28
1915	12
1916	41
1917	59
1918	75
1919	27
1920	40
1921	172
1922	48
1923	72
1924	363
1925	114
1926	100
1927	138
1928	517
1929	277
1930	487
1931	92
1932	202
1933	331
1934	228
1935	722
1936	664
1937	775
1938	252
1939	766
1940	502
1941	327
1942	1,097
1943	226
1944	264
1945	635
1946	335
1947	234
1948	264
1949	1,569
1950	756
1951	249
1952	316
1953	702
1954	433
1955	341
1956	583
1957	1,245
1958	403
1959	632
1960	498
1961	268
1962	2,191
1963	876
1964	439
1965	566
1966	184
1967	424
1968	1,072
1969	451
1970	1,072
1971	717
1972	1,177
1973	825
1974	1,685
1975	1,765
1976	566
1977	1,803
1978	1,102
1979	788
1980	940
1981	673
1982	2,368
1983	1,270
1984	543
1985	1,038
1986	815
1987	1,279
1988	1,041
1989	1,034
1990	1,785
1991	1,788
1992	1,263
1993	1,499
1994	716
1995	1,291
1996	1,455
1997	1,286
1998	1,104
1999	745
2000	1,042
2001	793
2002	1,631
2003	674
2004	849
2005	1,414
2006	978
2007	1,196
2008	739
2009	875
2010	1,446
2011	1,718
2012	761
2013	831
2014	415
2015	1,089
2016	868
2017	872
2018	664
2019	272
2020	976
2021	429
2022	298
2023	569
2024	1,071
2025	827
2026	918

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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 20	300
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2