Weather Records on 24 January 1932

245 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1932. Highest significance: Cap Madeleine, CA.

Key Facts for 24 January 1932

On 24 January 1932, 245 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
136 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 241 daily.
Cap Madeleine set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 24 January 1932.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

245 stations

245 station records on 24 January 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grassy Hill Radio Otc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Eubank	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

245 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 39, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 24 January 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	39
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 24 January 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 241.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

197 broken records

Margins by which the 197 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1932

Top 20 records on 24 January 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1932	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1932	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1932	Jokkmokk, SE	monthly high max	6.5 C (43.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1932	Grassy Hill Radio Otc, AU	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1932	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily high min	4.1 C (39.4 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	57 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1932	Chillagoe Atherton Street, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1932	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	63 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1932	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1932	Washington, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1932	Decatur, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1932	Snowflake, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1932	Albion, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	14 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1932	Donors Hill Station, AU	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1932	Simcoe, CA	daily high min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	51 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1932	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	37 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1932	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	49 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1932	San Diego Wbo, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	50 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1932	Lexington, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1932	Tafelberg Hall, ZA	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1932	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	19 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1932. 1932 had 245 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1932-01-24: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 100	194
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1