Weather Records on 24 January 1945

130 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1945. Highest significance: Archer Point Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 24 January 1945

On 24 January 1945, 130 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 124 daily.
Archer Point Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 304.3 mm (12.0 in) on 24 January 1945.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

130 stations

130 station records on 24 January 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Archer Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	304.3 mm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Walburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Norway House	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nguiu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hartsel	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Walburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chacon	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ayton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rpf 561 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hartsel	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chacon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rs	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Whitewood	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Adur	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

130 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 30, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 24 January 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	30
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 24 January 1945 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 124.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

102 broken records

Margins by which the 102 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1945

Top 20 records on 24 January 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1945	Archer Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	304.3 mm (12.0 in)	228.1 mm (9.0 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1945	Jacobina, BR	daily rain	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1945	Armagh, GB	daily low max	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1945	Eraniel, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1945	Paisley, GB	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1945	Haripad, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1945	St Walburg, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1945	Buena Vista 2S, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1945	Norway House, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	48 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1945	Skegness, GB	monthly low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	37 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1945	Durham, GB	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	63 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1945	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	6 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1945	Nguiu, AU	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1945	Qu'appelle, CA	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	52 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1945	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	44 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1945	Mayville, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1945	Buxton, GB	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1945	Collbran, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1945	Galway, IE	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1945	Skegness, GB	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	35 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1945. 1945 had 130 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	86
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1