Weather Records on 24 January 1969

1,049 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1969. Highest significance: Fergana, UZ.

Key Facts for 24 January 1969

On 24 January 1969, 1,049 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
200 were record highs and 509 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 24 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 976 daily.
Fergana set a daily record precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 24 January 1969.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

1,049 stations

1,049 station records on 24 January 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Andizan	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Garanhuns	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saugus Pwr Plt 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Big Trout Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-36.5 C (-33.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low maximum temperature	-32.4 C (-26.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Meadowlands 9 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillwood (Hillwoodville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeira da Graca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Real Do Colegio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caraubas (Caraibeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ituacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-37.5 C (-35.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dechanabad	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carnaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Jeronimo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.2 C (-45.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-32.6 C (-26.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.5 C (-46.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Areal (Granja Gabi)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Flamengo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Coremas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.9 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Desterro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tavil-Dora	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sanzar	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jaicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pocoes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Potter	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Betania	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,049 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 298, Highest daily minimum 133, Lowest daily minimum 211, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 52.

Records on 24 January 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	298
Highest daily minimum	133
Lowest daily minimum	211
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	52

Records on 24 January 1969 by timescale: all-time 24, monthly 49, daily 976.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

869 broken records

Margins by which the 869 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 914.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1969

Top 20 records on 24 January 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1969	Fergana, UZ	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1969	Andizan, UZ	monthly rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1969	Garanhuns, BR	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1969	Saugus Pwr Plt 1, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1969	Big Trout Lake, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1969	Sioux Falls, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1969	Turgaj, KZ	all-time low max	-36.5 C (-33.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1969	Little Falls 2NNE, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	45.8 cm (18.0 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1969	Minsk, BY	all-time low max	-32.4 C (-26.3 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1969	Meadowlands 9 S, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1969	Hillwood (Hillwoodville), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1969	Danbury, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1969	Montreal McGill, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1969	Aralskoe More, KZ	all-time low min	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1969	Virginia, US	all-time snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1969	Cachoeira da Graca, BR	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1969	Porto Real Do Colegio, BR	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1969	Caraubas (Caraibeiras), BR	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1969	Ituacu, BR	daily rain	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1969	Hambantota, LK	daily high max	32.0 C (89.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	91 years	39 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1969. 1969 had 1,049 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 200	863
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1