Weather Records on 24 January 1960

348 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1960. Highest significance: Malvern, GB.

Key Facts for 24 January 1960

On 24 January 1960, 348 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
106 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 344 daily.
Malvern set a daily record precipitation of 31.7 mm (1.2 in) on 24 January 1960.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

348 stations

348 station records on 24 January 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Truchas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perryton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Loerie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Van der Waltshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trier	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

348 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 99, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 24 January 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 24 January 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 344.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

288 broken records

Margins by which the 288 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1960

Top 20 records on 24 January 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1960	Malvern, GB	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1960	David City 4E, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1960	Gothenburg, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1960	Faerder Fyr, NO	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1960	Saint Francis, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1960	Hedrum, NO	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1960	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1960	Franklin, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1960	Condobolin (Borambil Park), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1960	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high max	11.2 C (52.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1960	Gouna (Bos), ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1960	Ida, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1960	Concordia (Bos), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1960	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1960	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	65 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1960	Bajramaly, TM	monthly high max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	58 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1960	Sandvig, DK	daily high min	3.2 C (37.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	77 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1960	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1960	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	77 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1960	Cumberland, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	31 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1960. 1960 had 348 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	274
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1