Weather Records on 24 January 1934

361 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1934. Highest significance: Cardwell Marine Pde, AU.

Key Facts for 24 January 1934

On 24 January 1934, 361 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
236 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 352 daily.
Cardwell Marine Pde set an all-time record daily precipitation of 527.1 mm (20.8 in) on 24 January 1934.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

361 stations

361 station records on 24 January 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	527.1 mm (20.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.7 C (103.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chidambaram	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Adirampatanam	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruthuraipoond	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kilanilai	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meilman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
McGregor (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uppiliyapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saidapet	India	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Valangiman	India	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record snow depth	154.9 cm (61.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sholingur	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumannarkoil	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alangudi	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton (Uralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Karunagapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Novo	India	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kodavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

361 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 114, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 January 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 January 1934 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 352.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

301 broken records

Margins by which the 301 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1934

Top 20 records on 24 January 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1934	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	all-time rain	527.1 mm (20.8 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1934	Cap Chat, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1934	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	39.7 C (103.5 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1934	Cap Chat, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1934	De Aar, ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1934	Chidambaram, IN	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1934	Thornlea, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1934	Vedaranayam, IN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1934	Jhb-Joubert Park, ZA	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1934	Muthupet, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1934	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1934	Mannargudi, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1934	Adirampatanam, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1934	Brunswick, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	40 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1934	Thiruthuraipoond, IN	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1934	Benson, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1934	Cambridge, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1934	Cheneyville 1 NE, US	monthly high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1934	Nagappattinam, IN	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1934	Kilanilai, IN	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 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

1796 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1934. 1934 had 361 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 50	296
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1