Weather Records on 24 January 1972

756 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1972. Highest significance: Stroud Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 24 January 1972

On 24 January 1972, 756 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
228 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 726 daily.
Stroud Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 126.5 mm (5.0 in) on 24 January 1972.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

756 stations

756 station records on 24 January 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	140.4 mm (5.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Owens Gap (T.O.K.)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Rossgole)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Makapuu Point 724	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
H Sp A Exp STN 707	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mochudi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ibirarema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mirassol	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.9 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carcoar (Errowanbang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rouchel Brook (Albano)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stockport (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waialua 847	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muscle Creek (Clendinning)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bulby Brush (Blue Look-Out)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Linton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach (Bellevue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensworth (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

756 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 146, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 288, Heaviest daily snowfall 104, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 24 January 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	146
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	288
Heaviest daily snowfall	104
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 24 January 1972 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 27, daily 726.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

607 broken records

Margins by which the 607 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1972

Top 20 records on 24 January 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1972	Stroud Post Office, AU	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1972	Bulahdelah Post Office, AU	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1972	Iguape, BR	daily rain	140.4 mm (5.5 in)	95.9 mm (3.8 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1972	Gresford Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1972	Seal Rocks Camping Reserve, AU	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1972	Bunnan (Milhaven), AU	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1972	Owens Gap (T.O.K.), AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1972	Aberdeen (Rossgole), AU	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1972	Cochrane, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1972	Cochrane, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1972	Raymond Terrace Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1972	Merriwa (Gummun Place), AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1972	East Maitland Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1972	Morpeth Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1972	Makapuu Point 724, US	daily rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1972	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1972	Turtle Lake, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1972	H Sp A Exp STN 707, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1972	Ebor (Wongwibinda), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1972	Upper Orara (Aurania), AU	daily rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	54 years	50 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1972. 1972 had 756 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	596
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1