Weather Records on 24 January 1954

368 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1954. Highest significance: Burrundie Railway Station, AU.

Key Facts for 24 January 1954

On 24 January 1954, 368 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 355 daily.
Burrundie Railway Station set a daily record precipitation of 131.3 mm (5.2 in) on 24 January 1954.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

368 stations

368 station records on 24 January 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kynnersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Antenor Navarro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eversfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brigham City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Qunu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pianco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saibai Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clarks Siding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bamfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Evesham Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sooke Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Powell River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sweetwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Headingly Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weltevrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Worland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Farias Brito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

368 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 24 January 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 24 January 1954 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 10, daily 355.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

303 broken records

Margins by which the 303 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1954

Top 20 records on 24 January 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1954	Burrundie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1954	Kynnersley, AU	all-time rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1954	Antenor Navarro, BR	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1954	Eversfield, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1954	Brigham City, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1954	Laketown, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1954	Qunu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1954	Quilberry Station, AU	all-time rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1954	Pianco, BR	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1954	Bear Creek, CA	daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1954	Saibai Island, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1954	Clarks Siding, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1954	Heber, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1954	Nanaimo, CA	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1954	Bamfield, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1954	Roundup, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1954	Evesham Station, AU	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1954	Stave Falls, CA	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1954	Cowichan Bay Cherry Point, CA	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1954	Bull Harbour, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1954. 1954 had 368 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	273
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	2