Weather Records on 24 January 1976

631 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1976. Highest significance: Goonoo Goonoo Station, AU.

Key Facts for 24 January 1976

On 24 January 1976, 631 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 180 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 613 daily.
Goonoo Goonoo Station set a daily record precipitation of 126.6 mm (5.0 in) on 24 January 1976.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

631 stations

631 station records on 24 January 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.6 mm (5.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Woodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dandaloo (Skye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nowendoc (Beaufort)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dungowan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Mihi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Town (Canobla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	135.0 cm (53.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Girraweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	138.0 cm (54.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lyman	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll (the Ranch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record snow depth	178.0 cm (70.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra (Araluen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Calvinia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi (Boxwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iqaluit A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Planet Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Billabong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tewkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record snow depth	175.0 cm (68.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prinshof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Windy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ilford (Warrangunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crookwell (Gundowringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah (Gaspard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington Research Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tweefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kelvin (Carellan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.8 mm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wyanga (Barcoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrajong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mullion Creek (Mullion Range F	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tooraweenah (Denham St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hertzogville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Niangala (Prestwick)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

631 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 336, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 24 January 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	336
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 24 January 1976 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 14, daily 613.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

562 broken records

Margins by which the 562 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 800.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1976

Top 20 records on 24 January 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1976	Goonoo Goonoo Station, AU	daily rain	126.6 mm (5.0 in)	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1976	Wingen (Murrulla), AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	88 years	72 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1976	Gravesend Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	88 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1976	Dandaloo (Kelvin), AU	daily rain	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	79 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1976	Woodlands, AU	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1976	Uralla (Salisbury Court), AU	all-time rain	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1976	Dandaloo (Skye), AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1976	Nowendoc (Beaufort), AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	84 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1976	Tamworth Airport, AU	daily rain	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	26 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1976	Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AU	daily rain	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1976	Somerton Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1976	Bendemeer (Caroline St), AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	94 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1976	Dungowan Station, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1976	Uralla (Mihi), AU	daily rain	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1976	Stuart Town (Canobla), AU	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1976	Krakmo, NO	daily snow depth	135.0 cm (53.1 in)	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1976	Somerton (Girraweena), AU	daily rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1976	Bundarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1976	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily snow depth	138.0 cm (54.3 in)	74.0 cm (29.1 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1976	Lyman, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	51 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1976. 1976 had 631 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	538
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1
700 to 800	2