Weather Records on 24 January 1942

634 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1942. Highest significance: Ulm, DE.

Key Facts for 24 January 1942

On 24 January 1942, 634 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
396 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 600 daily.
Ulm set a daily record precipitation of 25.7 mm (1.0 in) on 24 January 1942.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

634 stations

634 station records on 24 January 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ethel Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low maximum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-29.6 C (-21.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-24.8 C (-12.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-26.8 C (-16.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-30.2 C (-22.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	-26.4 C (-15.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hedland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lathrop San Joaquin Bd	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-29.1 C (-20.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.6 C (-26.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.8 C (-34.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.9 C (-32.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Peedamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.4 C (-13.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-21.9 C (-7.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

634 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 256, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 140, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 95, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 24 January 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	256
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	140
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 January 1942 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 18, daily 600.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

531 broken records

Margins by which the 531 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1942

Top 20 records on 24 January 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1942	Ulm, DE	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1942	Ethel Creek, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1942	Hvar, HR	all-time low min	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1942	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily low min	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	118 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1942	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily low max	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	118 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1942	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily low max	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1942	Zagreb-Gric, HR	all-time low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1942	Buzau, RO	all-time low min	-29.6 C (-21.3 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1942	Stockholm, SE	all-time low min	-24.8 C (-12.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1942	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1942	Red Hill, AU	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1942	Morokweng (Pol), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1942	Pecs Pogany, HU	daily low min	-26.8 C (-16.2 F)	12.6 C (22.7 F)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1942	Debrecen Airport, HU	all-time low min	-30.2 C (-22.4 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1942	Regensburg, DE	daily low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	12.0 C (21.6 F)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1942	Santa Cruz, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1942	Mardie, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1942	Manati 2 E, PR	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1942	Tg Jiu, RO	all-time low min	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1942	Uppsala_Aut, SE	monthly low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	49 years	34 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1942. 1942 had 634 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 10	495
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	3