Weather Records on 24 January 1943

715 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1943. Highest significance: Pinal Rch, US.

Key Facts for 24 January 1943

On 24 January 1943, 715 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
405 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 129 monthly and 586 daily.
Pinal Rch set a daily record precipitation of 86.6 mm (3.4 in) on 24 January 1943.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

715 stations

715 station records on 24 January 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jahanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pinedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ignace	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ignace	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Markland Dam 39	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun (1)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Irvington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Hill 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

715 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 316, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 100, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 24 January 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	316
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 24 January 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 129, daily 586.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

597 broken records

Margins by which the 597 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1000.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1943

Top 20 records on 24 January 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1943	Pinal Rch, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1943	Rico, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1943	Jahanabad, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1943	Dillon 1 E, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1943	Ft Valley, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1943	Meeker, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1943	Bottineau, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1943	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1943	Mc Minnville, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	12.8 C (23.0 F)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1943	Pinedale, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1943	Rico, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1943	Forest Grove, US	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1943	Ignace, CA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1943	Ignace, CA	daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	18.6 cm (7.3 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1943	Mount Forest, CA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1943	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	monthly high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1943	Quatsino, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1943	Globe Rs, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1943	Wakeeney, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1943	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	32 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1943. 1943 had 715 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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Data for records on 1943-01-24: 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 200	592
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1