Weather Records on 24 January 1940

827 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1940. Highest significance: Emporia 1 S, US.

Key Facts for 24 January 1940

On 24 January 1940, 827 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 527 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 806 daily.
Emporia 1 S set a daily record snow depth of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 24 January 1940.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

827 stations

827 station records on 24 January 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Reidsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond City Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

827 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 309, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 218, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 59.

Records on 24 January 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	309
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	218
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	59

Records on 24 January 1940 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 13, daily 806.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

695 broken records

Margins by which the 695 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1940

Top 20 records on 24 January 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1940	Emporia 1 S, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1940	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1940	Durham, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1940	Weldon, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1940	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1940	New Canton, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1940	Randolph 5 NNE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1940	Washington, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1940	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1940	Richmond Chimborazo Pk, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1940	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1940	Lynchburg - Coop, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1940	Yarraloola, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1940	Waren, DE	daily snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1940	Reidsville, US	all-time snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1940	Healy, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1940	Uxbridge, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1940	Salisbury, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1940	Williamson, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1940	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	47 years	33 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1940. 1940 had 827 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	652
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	2