Weather Records on 24 January 1949

1,123 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1949. Highest significance: Seymour 1 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 24 January 1949

On 24 January 1949, 1,123 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
215 were record highs and 587 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 1,078 daily.
Seymour 1 WSW set a daily record precipitation of 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 24 January 1949.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,123 stations

1,123 station records on 24 January 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tuskahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hugo	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cardabia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	193.5 mm (7.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parkers Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kayenta	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Creek 6 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brainerd	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,123 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 290, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 297, Heaviest daily rainfall 234, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 24 January 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	290
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	297
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 24 January 1949 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 31, daily 1,078.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

939 broken records

Margins by which the 939 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1949

Top 20 records on 24 January 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1949	Seymour 1 WSW, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1949	Bonham 3NNE, US	monthly rain	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1949	Tuskahoma, US	monthly rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1949	Calico Rock 2 WSW, US	monthly rain	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1949	Marble Hill, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1949	McKinney Muni AP, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1949	Mt Carmel, US	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1949	Greensburg, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1949	Washington 1 W, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1949	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1949	Hugo, US	monthly rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1949	Broome Post Office, AU	all-time high min	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1949	Quincy, US	daily low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	13.9 C (25.0 F)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1949	Subiaco, US	monthly rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1949	McGregor, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1949	Mammoth Spring, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1949	Cardabia, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1949	Pocahontas 1, US	monthly rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1949	Arcadia, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1949	Mill Bay, CA	daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25 years	39 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1949. 1949 had 1,123 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	882
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2