Weather Records on 24 January 1953

815 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1953. Highest significance: Crystal Falls, CA.

Key Facts for 24 January 1953

On 24 January 1953, 815 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
521 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 802 daily.
Crystal Falls set a daily record snowfall of 31.8 cm (12.5 in) on 24 January 1953.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

815 stations

815 station records on 24 January 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crystal Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Paravur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chute Aux Galets	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Joliette	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kulasekaram	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Culvers Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
George School	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Balurghat	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coniston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles de Mandeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia Shawmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cream Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fallston	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	251.0 cm (98.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aryankavu	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

815 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 286, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 235, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 239, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 24 January 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	286
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	235
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 24 January 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 802.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

679 broken records

Margins by which the 679 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 560.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1953

Top 20 records on 24 January 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1953	Crystal Falls, CA	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1953	Paravur, IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1953	Barrage Angliers, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1953	Chute Aux Galets, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1953	Montreal River, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1953	Joliette, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1953	Barrage Angliers, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1953	Burnett Heads Niell St, AU	daily rain	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1953	Kuzhithurai, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1953	Shawnee, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1953	Henderson 2 NNW, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1953	Kulasekaram, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1953	Vanderbilt 11ENE, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1953	Culvers Lake, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1953	George School, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1953	Neshaminy Falls, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1953	Gore Bay, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1953	Barrage Temiscamingue, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1953	Fairymead Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1953	Bathurst, CA	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	58 years	36 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1953. 1953 had 815 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 1953-01-24: 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	665
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1