Weather Records on 24 January 1951

466 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1951. Highest significance: Banana Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 24 January 1951

On 24 January 1951, 466 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
147 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 437 daily.
Banana Post Office set an all-time record daily precipitation of 205.0 mm (8.1 in) on 24 January 1951.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

466 stations

466 station records on 24 January 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lillooet	Canada	Record daily snowfall	52.1 cm (20.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wilburra Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	96.0 cm (37.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Moselle Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lillooet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Maxwelton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Afton Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Savary Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nelia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Valley (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Corinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Three Hills	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arjuna Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manuka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tappen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Booyal Central State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vavenby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lerida	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bunda Bunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kilcumin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Allentown Gas Company	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Derrylin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

466 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 266, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 24 January 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	266
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 24 January 1951 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 19, daily 437.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

398 broken records

Margins by which the 398 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 490.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1951

Top 20 records on 24 January 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1951	Banana Post Office, AU	all-time rain	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	2 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1951	Lillooet, CA	all-time snowfall	52.1 cm (20.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	13 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1951	Wilburra Downs Station, AU	all-time rain	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	14 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1951	Revelstoke, CA	all-time snowfall	96.0 cm (37.8 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	16 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1951	Moselle Downs Station, AU	all-time rain	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1951	Lillooet, CA	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1951	Revelstoke, CA	all-time rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1951	Maxwelton Post Office, AU	all-time rain	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1951	Dalgety (Hamilton St), AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1951	Uanda, AU	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1951	Surbiton Station, AU	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1951	Alpha Post Office, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1951	Mt Pocono 2 N, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1951	Afton Downs Station, AU	all-time rain	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1951	Katandra, AU	monthly rain	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	5 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1951	Albion Park Post Office, AU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1951	Savary Island, CA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1951	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1951	Freeland, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1951	Nelia Post Office, AU	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	24 years	50 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1951. 1951 had 466 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 1951-01-24: 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 100	386
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2