Weather Records on 24 January 1961

508 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1961. Highest significance: Nanutarra, AU.

Key Facts for 24 January 1961

On 24 January 1961, 508 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
89 were record highs and 235 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 486 daily.
Nanutarra set a daily record precipitation of 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 24 January 1961.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

508 stations

508 station records on 24 January 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nanutarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Peedamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wyloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mallina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose de Mipibu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waialua 847	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Whim Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa da Canoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Natal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Castro Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Campo Grande (Augusto Severo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mayhill Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cooya Pooya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fowlerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wallareenya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

508 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 152, Heaviest daily rainfall 133, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 24 January 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	152
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 24 January 1961 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 18, daily 486.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

418 broken records

Margins by which the 418 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1961

Top 20 records on 24 January 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1961	Nanutarra, AU	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1961	Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras), BR	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1961	Peedamullah, AU	monthly rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	9 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1961	Wyloo, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1961	Belvidere, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1961	Hobbs, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1961	Range, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1961	Pearl, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1961	Mallina, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1961	Karratha Station, AU	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1961	Sao Jose de Mipibu, BR	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1961	Waialua 847, US	all-time low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1961	Whim Creek, AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1961	Lagoa da Canoa, BR	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1961	Roebourne, AU	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1961	Natal, BR	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1961	Monte Santo, BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1961	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1961	Woodbrook, AU	monthly rain	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1961	Wandering Comparison, AU	all-time high max	45.6 C (114.1 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	30 years	38 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1961. 1961 had 508 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 100	412
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1