Weather Records on 24 January 1957

305 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1957. Highest significance: Berlin 91, ZA.

Key Facts for 24 January 1957

On 24 January 1957, 305 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 303 daily.
Berlin 91 set a daily record precipitation of 57.4 mm (2.3 in) on 24 January 1957.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

305 stations

305 station records on 24 January 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Berlin 91	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Senador Pompeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jacampari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Katdoornput 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Suez	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bulwer (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Verkeerdevlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Adams	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hartbeesfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Smith 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tulita A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morada Nova	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Funnystone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Matatiele	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Reriutaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Quiteria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tappen	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jimba Jimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grootdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fredrikstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bidgemia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

305 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 73, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 24 January 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	73
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 24 January 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 303.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

244 broken records

Margins by which the 244 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 155.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1957

Top 20 records on 24 January 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1957	Berlin 91, ZA	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1957	Senador Pompeu, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1957	Jacampari, BR	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1957	Mackinaw City 2, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1957	Bateman Rch, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1957	Katdoornput 29, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1957	El Suez, EG	all-time low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	6 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1957	Nanaimo, CA	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1957	Poughkeepsie, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	62 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1957	Republic, US	monthly low min	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1957	Bulwer (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1957	Verkeerdevlei (Pol), ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1957	Berlin, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	69 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1957	Belmont, ZA	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1957	Shoshone, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	17 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1957	Adams, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	62 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1957	Olga 2 SE, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	55 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1957	Hartbeesfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1957	Paterson, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	51 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1957	Yerevan, AM	daily low min	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	51 years	25 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1957. 1957 had 305 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 20	227
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1