Weather Records on 22 January 1924

268 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1924. Highest significance: Wiarton, CA.

Key Facts for 22 January 1924

On 22 January 1924, 268 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 205 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 265 daily.
Wiarton set a daily record snowfall of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 22 January 1924.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

268 stations

268 station records on 22 January 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-46.0 C (-50.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kenalea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merungle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barsham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cuerindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Blacksburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cowabie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-36.8 C (-34.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

268 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 164, Heaviest daily rainfall 49, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 22 January 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	164
Heaviest daily rainfall	49
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 22 January 1924 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 1, daily 265.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

229 broken records

Margins by which the 229 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1924

Top 20 records on 22 January 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1924	Wiarton, CA	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1924	Jokkmokk, SE	all-time low min	-46.0 C (-50.8 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1924	Wyong (Wyong Golf Club), AU	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1924	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1924	Wiarton, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1924	Raymond Terrace Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1924	Ellerston, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1924	Kenalea, AU	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1924	Rivertree (Myall), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1924	Athens, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1924	Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1924	Kamloops, CA	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	9 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1924	Gadsden, US	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1924	Huntington, US	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1924	Warren (Eenaweena), AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1924	Tabulam Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1924	Marion 2 N, US	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1924	Gosford (Gertrude Place), AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1924	Cambridge City 3 N, US	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1924	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	30 years	21 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 268 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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 25	223
25 to 50	4
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1