Weather Records on 24 January 1974

636 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1974. Highest significance: Hermannsburg, AU.

Key Facts for 24 January 1974

On 24 January 1974, 636 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
183 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 621 daily.
Hermannsburg set a daily record precipitation of 111.0 mm (4.4 in) on 24 January 1974.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

636 stations

636 station records on 24 January 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wheatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ndumu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	247.0 mm (9.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Taboleiro Do Meio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Middlekop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Matong (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Slangfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yenda (Henry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boschkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
The Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spearsville Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Center	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Proa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alhandra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Watson Lake A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bend(Wissel Rode)	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Essex Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.6 mm (6.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.2 mm (6.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Avalon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Juliana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ganmain Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hlobane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Birricannia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gertspan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bedias	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beechy	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bond Springs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wink FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Assare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wolwekraal (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

636 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 370, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 24 January 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	370
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 24 January 1974 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 11, daily 621.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

527 broken records

Margins by which the 527 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1974

Top 20 records on 24 January 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1974	Hermannsburg, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1974	Huntsville, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	67 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1974	Wheatlands, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1974	Chatsworth, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1974	Ndumu, ZA	all-time rain	247.0 mm (9.7 in)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1974	Dagworth Station, AU	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	23 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1974	Taboleiro Do Meio, BR	daily rain	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1974	Crockett, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1974	Middlekop (Bos), ZA	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1974	Bushy Park, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1974	Matong (Main Street), AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1974	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1974	Slangfontein, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1974	Yenda (Henry Street), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1974	Boschkloof, ZA	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1974	Barkly Downs, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1974	Randwick Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1974	The Downs, ZA	daily rain	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1974	Spearsville Fire Twr, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1974	Center, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	48 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1974. 1974 had 636 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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Data for records on 1974-01-24: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	420
25 to 50	68
50 to 75	22
75 to 100	12
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1