Weather Records on 11 January 1924

367 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1924. Highest significance: Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 11 January 1924

On 11 January 1924, 367 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 360 daily.
Leeu Gamka (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 11 January 1924.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

367 stations

367 station records on 11 January 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wheeling (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zanesville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Deer Park	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saegerstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boston City WSO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy (Griffiths Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sale Mercury Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colac Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

367 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 11 January 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 11 January 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 360.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

337 broken records

Margins by which the 337 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1924

Top 20 records on 11 January 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1924	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1924	Enosburg Falls, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1924	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1924	Port Dover, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1924	Wheeling (1), US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1924	Zanesville Wwtp, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1924	Burlington, US	monthly rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1924	Stratford, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1924	Schenley Lock 5, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1924	Emporium 1 E, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1924	Warren, US	monthly rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1924	Beaver Dam, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1924	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	65 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1924	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1924	Norwich, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1924	Westminster, CA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1924	Georgetown, CA	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1924	Cap Chat, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	14 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1924	Jim Thorpe, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1924	Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	26 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

1794 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1924. 1924 had 367 records.

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

Records on 01-11 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1840	1
1851	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1871	1
1873	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	1
1879	4
1880	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	1
1891	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	1
1896	8
1897	14
1898	5
1899	3
1900	8
1901	6
1902	6
1903	15
1904	3
1905	10
1906	4
1907	9
1908	7
1909	28
1910	50
1911	48
1912	47
1913	32
1914	41
1915	26
1916	79
1917	107
1918	208
1919	17
1920	101
1921	65
1922	131
1923	106
1924	367
1925	116
1926	102
1927	278
1928	589
1929	112
1930	186
1931	115
1932	180
1933	239
1934	192
1935	163
1936	475
1937	325
1938	192
1939	370
1940	419
1941	348
1942	687
1943	206
1944	109
1945	624
1946	325
1947	259
1948	342
1949	970
1950	420
1951	325
1952	214
1953	797
1954	526
1955	214
1956	594
1957	506
1958	344
1959	439
1960	548
1961	414
1962	2,062
1963	1,600
1964	248
1965	431
1966	246
1967	412
1968	1,103
1969	511
1970	539
1971	871
1972	1,400
1973	675
1974	1,878
1975	2,114
1976	685
1977	1,319
1978	654
1979	1,379
1980	1,319
1981	959
1982	2,363
1983	1,486
1984	828
1985	699
1986	873
1987	1,598
1988	1,065
1989	836
1990	1,459
1991	1,469
1992	718
1993	1,883
1994	667
1995	1,297
1996	1,366
1997	1,558
1998	1,165
1999	923
2000	1,122
2001	778
2002	970
2003	752
2004	848
2005	1,539
2006	1,096
2007	994
2008	1,019
2009	682
2010	1,093
2011	1,709
2012	881
2013	1,468
2014	684
2015	533
2016	555
2017	1,124
2018	1,027
2019	345
2020	1,617
2021	702
2022	295
2023	676
2024	614
2025	806
2026	499

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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	318
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1