Weather Records on 24 January 1975

523 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1975. Highest significance: Premier Mine-Cullinan, ZA.

Key Facts for 24 January 1975

On 24 January 1975, 523 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
235 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 510 daily.
Premier Mine-Cullinan set a monthly record daily precipitation of 130.0 mm (5.1 in) on 24 January 1975.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

523 stations

523 station records on 24 January 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Springkell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Royal Golf Club	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Devon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brakpan (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Norwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winnipeg Richardson Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ficksburg;Kersieproe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tweespruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Droogefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roodekuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Welbekend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Gil (I.de Itaparica)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dauphin A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Itaberaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
De Wagendrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grootvlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rietbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goedgevonden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Doornbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miraima	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laersdrift (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mamogaleskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weston College, Mooi	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boscobel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Halfway	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein "Rietpan"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Geluk (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sandfontein (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Contendas Do Sincora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

523 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 24 January 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 24 January 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 510.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

436 broken records

Margins by which the 436 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1975

Top 20 records on 24 January 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1975	Premier Mine-Cullinan, ZA	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	66 years	76 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1975	Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem), ZA	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1975	Sterkfontein, ZA	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1975	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1975	Springkell, ZA	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1975	Jhb-Joubert Park, ZA	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1975	Jhb-Royal Golf Club, ZA	daily rain	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1975	Devon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1975	Brakpan (Mun), ZA	daily rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1975	Jhb-Norwood, ZA	monthly rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1975	Winnipeg Richardson Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1975	Cartwright, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1975	Ficksburg;Kersieproe, ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1975	Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1975	Kalkpoort, ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1975	Tweespruit, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1975	Droogefontein, ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1975	Roodekuil, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1975	Pioche, US	monthly high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1975	Welbekend, ZA	monthly rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	42 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1975. 1975 had 523 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 20	371
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1