Weather Records on 24 January 1952

383 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1952. Highest significance: Dartmoor, AU.

Key Facts for 24 January 1952

On 24 January 1952, 383 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 367 daily.
Dartmoor set a daily record precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 24 January 1952.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

383 stations

383 station records on 24 January 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Allansford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mooralla (Woodleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Heywood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gerang Gerung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Drik Drik	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Telkwa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Telkwa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inskip Inn	United States	Record daily precipitation	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Big Eddy	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lorquon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rainbow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sub-Nigel (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Las Plumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalangadoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lower Ameri Fork Pwhs	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ora Banda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McIntyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Qacha's Nek	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Westwold	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nashlyn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	210.8 cm (83.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pinedale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

383 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 206, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 24 January 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 24 January 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 367.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

315 broken records

Margins by which the 315 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 661.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1952

Top 20 records on 24 January 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1952	Dartmoor, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1952	Allansford, AU	monthly rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	10 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1952	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1952	Mooralla (Woodleigh), AU	monthly rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1952	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1952	Curnomona (Curnamona), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1952	Heywood Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1952	Esperance Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1952	Gerang Gerung, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1952	Cape Bridgewater, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1952	Drik Drik, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1952	Telkwa, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1952	Lichtentanne, DE	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1952	Telkwa, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1952	Vernon Coldstream Ranch, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1952	Bower, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1952	Inskip Inn, US	daily rain	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	96.1 mm (3.8 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1952	Peppermint Grove, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1952	Portland, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1952	Big Eddy, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	40 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1952. 1952 had 383 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 1952-01-24: 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	299
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	2