Weather Records on 24 January 1944

634 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1944. Highest significance: Sadabad, IN.

Key Facts for 24 January 1944

On 24 January 1944, 634 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
250 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 595 daily.
Sadabad set a monthly record daily precipitation of 57.2 mm (2.3 in) on 24 January 1944.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

634 stations

634 station records on 24 January 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Govindgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jalesar	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Alwar	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mahwa (Mahwar)	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gangarampur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Didwana	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Merta City	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kishangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehpur Sikri	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kotputli	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Palwal	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kasganj	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar City Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Smythesdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Balanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jalalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lachmangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jaipur Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Srimadhopur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dataganj	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Phalodi	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anupshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gondwara(Kohra)	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chomu	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nawa	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mathura	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nimarana	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sardhana	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Budhana	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nadhai	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aligarh	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kamen Kaman	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ferozepur(Jhirka)	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Udhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jaisalmer	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chhota Kosi	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chanchal	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barwon Heads (Jirrahlinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Linton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sambhar	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kaimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mawana	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jeoli Jansath	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chhata	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muzaffarnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Romsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bijnor	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tilhar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

634 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 155, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 356, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 24 January 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	155
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	356
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 24 January 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 39, daily 595.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

535 broken records

Margins by which the 535 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1944

Top 20 records on 24 January 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1944	Sadabad, IN	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1944	Govindgarh, IN	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1944	Jalesar, IN	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1944	Alwar, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1944	Mahwa (Mahwar), IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1944	Gangarampur, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1944	Didwana, IN	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1944	Merta City, IN	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1944	Kishangarh, IN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1944	Fatehpur Sikri, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1944	Aliganj, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1944	Kotputli, IN	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1944	Gopalpur, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1944	Palwal, IN	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1944	Kasganj, IN	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1944	Cedar City Powerhouse, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1944	Smythesdale, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1944	Balanpur, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1944	Jalalabad, IN	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1944	Lachmangarh, IN	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)

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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1944. 1944 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 50	522
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1