Weather Records on 15 January 1924

43 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1924. Highest significance: New Martinsville 4 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 15 January 1924

On 15 January 1924, 43 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 43 daily.
New Martinsville 4 NNE set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 15 January 1924.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

43 stations

43 station records on 15 January 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Adairsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

43 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 23, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 15 January 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	23
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 15 January 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 43.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

34 broken records

Margins by which the 34 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1924

Top 20 records on 15 January 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1924	New Martinsville 4 NNE, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1924	New Orleans Carrollton, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1924	Minden, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1924	Columbia Wb City, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1924	Astana, KZ	daily rain	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1924	Great Falls 16St, US	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1924	Valley Head, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1924	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	35 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1924	Moscow U of I, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	3.5 cm (1.4 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1924	Arhangelsk, RU	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	36 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1924	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1924	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1924	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily low max	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	27 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1924	Bee Branch, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	27 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1924	Pontotoc, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	29 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1924	Neosho, US	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	16 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1924	Great Falls 16St, US	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	27 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1924	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily low min	22.5 C (72.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	8 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1924	Gavle, SE	daily high min	0.5 C (32.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	25 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1924	Santa Barbara, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	16 years	11 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

1795 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1924. 1924 had 43 records.

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

Records on 01-15 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	2
1820	2
1838	1
1845	3
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	7
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	5
1898	1
1899	10
1900	3
1901	10
1902	7
1903	1
1904	11
1905	22
1906	23
1907	12
1908	5
1909	29
1910	78
1911	14
1912	28
1913	10
1914	27
1915	67
1916	26
1917	35
1918	241
1919	39
1920	79
1921	55
1922	19
1923	48
1924	43
1925	398
1926	41
1927	406
1928	410
1929	151
1930	581
1931	156
1932	1,069
1933	241
1934	101
1935	218
1936	230
1937	587
1938	679
1939	234
1940	265
1941	376
1942	402
1943	613
1944	348
1945	417
1946	333
1947	604
1948	738
1949	727
1950	963
1951	577
1952	665
1953	1,193
1954	515
1955	273
1956	531
1957	790
1958	453
1959	261
1960	707
1961	740
1962	660
1963	1,422
1964	829
1965	643
1966	437
1967	518
1968	812
1969	989
1970	406
1971	600
1972	1,748
1973	753
1974	1,663
1975	744
1976	517
1977	773
1978	951
1979	1,441
1980	901
1981	671
1982	1,187
1983	756
1984	1,121
1985	1,022
1986	515
1987	1,124
1988	742
1989	880
1990	829
1991	748
1992	1,159
1993	1,121
1994	1,465
1995	1,808
1996	1,199
1997	1,330
1998	855
1999	1,159
2000	1,020
2001	929
2002	775
2003	586
2004	1,371
2005	727
2006	767
2007	2,717
2008	629
2009	1,125
2010	820
2011	943
2012	476
2013	1,132
2014	507
2015	479
2016	597
2017	988
2018	916
2019	339
2020	1,330
2021	717
2022	593
2023	672
2024	2,651
2025	439
2026	683

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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 10	25
10 to 20	5
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1