Weather Records on 24 January 1948

1,257 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1948. Highest significance: Idaho Springs, US.

Key Facts for 24 January 1948

On 24 January 1948, 1,257 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 435 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 1,192 daily.
Idaho Springs set a monthly record daily snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 24 January 1948.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,257 stations

1,257 station records on 24 January 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Manjeri	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mukundapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Thalipilly	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ironton	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cannanore	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Periyanaickampal	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Irikkur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvangadi	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kula Erehwon 328	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mannarghat	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Karkal	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wittebank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ottapalam	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koele 693	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Isleworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arvi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.2 C (111.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chittur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trompsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsheuwel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ironton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shahpur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,257 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 242, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 193, Heaviest daily rainfall 425, Heaviest daily snowfall 200, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 24 January 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	242
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	193
Heaviest daily rainfall	425
Heaviest daily snowfall	200
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 24 January 1948 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 54, daily 1,192.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,059 broken records

Margins by which the 1,059 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1948

Top 20 records on 24 January 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1948	Idaho Springs, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1948	New Castle 1 N, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1948	Manjeri, IN	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1948	Greenville 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1948	Quilandi, IN	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1948	Mukundapuram, IN	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1948	Thalipilly, IN	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1948	Natchez, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1948	Hiram, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1948	Spicer, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1948	Kualapuu 534, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1948	Bloemfontein Airpor, ZA	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1948	Ironton, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1948	Cannanore, IN	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1948	Kozhikode, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1948	Periyanaickampal, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1948	Irikkur, IN	monthly rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1948	Ogies (Pol), ZA	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1948	St Petersburg, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1948	Tiruvangadi, IN	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	49 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1948. 1948 had 1,257 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	941
50 to 100	82
100 to 150	25
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1