Weather Records on 24 January 1931

436 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1931. Highest significance: Broome Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 24 January 1931

On 24 January 1931, 436 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
279 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 419 daily.
Broome Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 173.0 mm (6.8 in) on 24 January 1931.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

436 stations

436 station records on 24 January 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moonan Flat (High St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mullengudgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uri	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Allansford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penneshaw 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Poolamacca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy (Griffiths Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McIntyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canadian Lead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mirranatwa (Bowacka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fowlers Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pondooma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pyramid Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pomonal Windy Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willsons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Conmurra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penong (Penalumba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

436 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 193, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 141, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 January 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	193
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 January 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 419.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

372 broken records

Margins by which the 372 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 144.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1931

Top 20 records on 24 January 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1931	Broome Post Office, AU	daily rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1931	Macclesfield, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1931	Moonan Flat (High St), AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1931	Rock Rapids, US	monthly high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1931	St Peter, US	monthly high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1931	Mullengudgery, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1931	Uri, IN	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1931	Canton, US	monthly high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1931	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	6.8 C (12.2 F)	13 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1931	Farmington 3NW, US	monthly high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1931	Biskra, DZ	daily high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	49 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1931	Broome Post Office, AU	daily low max	25.3 C (77.5 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	4 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1931	Carabost, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1931	Menno, US	monthly high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1931	Geneve Observatoire, CH	daily high min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	19 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1931	Allansford, AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1931	Gallivare_A, SE	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1931	Warrnambool Shire Office, AU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1931	Penneshaw 2, AU	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1931	Second Valley (Poolamacca), AU	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	20 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

1796 to 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1931. 1931 had 436 records.

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

Records on 01-24 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1800	1
1817	1
1823	2
1828	2
1834	2
1845	1
1846	1
1849	1
1855	1
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	15
1897	2
1899	7
1900	4
1901	2
1902	7
1903	6
1904	11
1905	8
1906	20
1907	24
1908	12
1909	69
1910	20
1911	11
1912	11
1913	27
1914	27
1915	30
1916	28
1917	63
1918	52
1919	55
1920	34
1921	45
1922	89
1923	78
1924	116
1925	67
1926	100
1927	172
1928	215
1929	396
1930	639
1931	436
1932	245
1933	605
1934	361
1935	731
1936	1,085
1937	600
1938	545
1939	198
1940	827
1941	987
1942	634
1943	715
1944	634
1945	130
1946	355
1947	788
1948	1,257
1949	1,123
1950	1,342
1951	466
1952	383
1953	815
1954	368
1955	536
1956	366
1957	305
1958	381
1959	702
1960	348
1961	508
1962	478
1963	1,710
1964	461
1965	537
1966	553
1967	1,249
1968	711
1969	1,049
1970	834
1971	534
1972	756
1973	472
1974	636
1975	523
1976	631
1977	532
1978	1,427
1979	1,436
1980	782
1981	1,324
1982	759
1983	786
1984	677
1985	583
1986	415
1987	842
1988	766
1989	673
1990	929
1991	1,034
1992	894
1993	1,433
1994	634
1995	578
1996	1,150
1997	822
1998	524
1999	1,745
2000	1,135
2001	750
2002	1,724
2003	1,485
2004	719
2005	1,078
2006	928
2007	1,136
2008	973
2009	1,046
2010	1,225
2011	810
2012	503
2013	768
2014	926
2015	617
2016	887
2017	958
2018	721
2019	627
2020	789
2021	517
2022	434
2023	657
2024	1,018
2025	715
2026	1,625

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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	362
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1