Weather Records on 24 January 1959

702 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1959. Highest significance: Warranooke (Glenorchy), AU.

Key Facts for 24 January 1959

On 24 January 1959, 702 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
261 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 682 daily.
Warranooke (Glenorchy) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 24 January 1959.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

702 stations

702 station records on 24 January 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Rabula (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Bolac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cardston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anderleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sarnia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gannakraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Roy	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coalstoun Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
The Cedars	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mamagalieskraal Suid(Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ricardo	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Niagara Falls Ont Hydro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Telpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ungowa Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rimrock Tieton Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Kylmorn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Humphery Rail Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winnifred	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-Burgerspark	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manyberries Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boona-Choppa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fernflat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

702 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 337, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 24 January 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	337
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 24 January 1959 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 682.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

601 broken records

Margins by which the 601 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1959

Top 20 records on 24 January 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1959	Warranooke (Glenorchy), AU	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1959	Rabula (Bos), ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1959	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1959	Lake Bolac (Post Office), AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1959	Cardston, CA	monthly snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1959	Fort Macleod, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1959	Gayndah Post Office, AU	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1959	Murraysburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1959	Millaquin Sugar, AU	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1959	Anderleigh, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1959	Sarnia, CA	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1959	Gannakraal, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1959	Yengarie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1959	Rosalia, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1959	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1959	Lysebotn, NO	daily snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1959	Glen Roy, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1959	Denton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1959	Lethbridge Cda, CA	monthly snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1959	Bumping Lake, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	0 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1959. 1959 had 702 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 25	527
25 to 50	39
50 to 75	18
75 to 100	9
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	4