Weather Records on 17 January 1924

278 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1924. Highest significance: Colchester 2 W, US.

Key Facts for 17 January 1924

On 17 January 1924, 278 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 276 daily.
Colchester 2 W set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 17 January 1924.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

278 stations

278 station records on 17 January 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg River Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lock #4	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville Pearson St	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Parkers Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
West Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

278 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 54, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 17 January 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	54
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 17 January 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 276.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

248 broken records

Margins by which the 248 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1924

Top 20 records on 17 January 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1924	Colchester 2 W, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1924	Harpers Ferry River, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1924	Clarksville, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1924	Gardiner, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1924	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	50 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1924	Harrisburg River Gage, US	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	21 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1924	Elizabeth, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1924	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1924	Paris, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1924	Cumberland, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1924	Vineland, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1924	Mantova, IT	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1924	Lock #4, US	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1924	Paterson, US	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1924	Weldon, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1924	Asheville Pearson St, US	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	34 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1924	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily low max	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1924	Green Bay, US	daily low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1924	St Peter, US	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1924	Greensboro Lock 7, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	16 years	18 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 278 records.

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

Records on 01-17 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	2
1802	1
1804	1
1805	2
1809	1
1812	1
1820	1
1826	2
1828	1
1838	2
1845	3
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1893	5
1894	5
1895	3
1896	4
1897	6
1899	5
1900	5
1901	1
1902	4
1903	3
1904	9
1905	2
1906	19
1907	38
1908	10
1909	13
1910	21
1911	49
1912	8
1913	66
1914	13
1915	19
1916	47
1917	32
1918	37
1919	45
1920	148
1921	70
1922	25
1923	122
1924	278
1925	184
1926	118
1927	144
1928	309
1929	118
1930	942
1931	130
1932	489
1933	203
1934	120
1935	444
1936	377
1937	196
1938	323
1939	375
1940	566
1941	644
1942	601
1943	1,086
1944	333
1945	511
1946	1,089
1947	354
1948	613
1949	566
1950	731
1951	535
1952	773
1953	531
1954	632
1955	303
1956	431
1957	1,040
1958	555
1959	760
1960	657
1961	537
1962	625
1963	537
1964	450
1965	1,180
1966	275
1967	423
1968	400
1969	526
1970	931
1971	871
1972	884
1973	1,147
1974	1,327
1975	647
1976	717
1977	2,352
1978	1,458
1979	1,182
1980	601
1981	821
1982	1,899
1983	592
1984	888
1985	988
1986	848
1987	1,375
1988	751
1989	745
1990	1,986
1991	776
1992	958
1993	1,685
1994	1,805
1995	1,186
1996	1,353
1997	791
1998	832
1999	775
2000	1,060
2001	744
2002	505
2003	764
2004	1,245
2005	682
2006	1,055
2007	1,911
2008	1,114
2009	851
2010	876
2011	972
2012	847
2013	643
2014	548
2015	489
2016	458
2017	1,002
2018	1,273
2019	582
2020	828
2021	375
2022	1,022
2023	808
2024	1,585
2025	586
2026	370

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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 5	210
5 to 10	27
10 to 15	5
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1