Weather Records on 12 January 1924

87 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1924. Highest significance: Chatham 2, CA.

Key Facts for 12 January 1924

On 12 January 1924, 87 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 87 daily.
Chatham 2 set a daily record precipitation of 33.8 mm (1.3 in) on 12 January 1924.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

87 stations

87 station records on 12 January 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record snow depth	330.2 cm (130.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.7 C (105.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Crowlands (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tomahawk Creek (Irrewillipe Ea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Budgerum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gowar West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wandin (Yallock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Merino (Glenorchy Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Roopena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Yarra Junction (Gilderoy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bacchus Marsh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Charlton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wallan (Walnarring)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Coleraine (Tulse Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Metcalfe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Pomonal Windy Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

87 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 50, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 12 January 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	50
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 12 January 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 87.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

72 broken records

Margins by which the 72 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1016.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1924

Top 20 records on 12 January 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1924	Chatham 2, CA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1924	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low min	7.6 C (45.7 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	48 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1924	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1924	Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1924	Armagh, GB	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	78 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1924	Canon City, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1924	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily low min	5.1 C (41.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1924	Coromandel Valley (Branden), AU	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1924	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1924	Algona, US	daily snow depth	330.2 cm (130.0 in)	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	18 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1924	Warragul (Carbethon), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	22 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1924	Woolsthorpe, AU	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	29 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1924	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1924	Inglewood (Post Office), AU	daily rain	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	42 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1924	Bonang, AU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1924	Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1924	Penshurst (Post Office), AU	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1924	Sveg, SE	daily high min	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1924	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1924	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily high max	40.7 C (105.3 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	17 years	15 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 87 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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 200	71
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1