Weather Records on 24 January 1977

532 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1977. Highest significance: Du Quoin 4 SE, US.

Key Facts for 24 January 1977

On 24 January 1977, 532 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 108 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 507 daily.
Du Quoin 4 SE set a daily record snow depth of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 24 January 1977.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

532 stations

532 station records on 24 January 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Janaul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Owensville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Riacho Fundo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ulamambri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Utuado	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbervie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Werris Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alton - Melvin Price L&D	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cook STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Undilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pindobacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Summersville 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pikeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Long Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brest-Guipavas	France	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mvenyane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

532 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 75, Deepest snow cover 99.

Records on 24 January 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	75
Deepest snow cover	99

Records on 24 January 1977 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 21, daily 507.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

443 broken records

Margins by which the 443 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1977

Top 20 records on 24 January 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1977	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1977	Centralia, US	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	75 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1977	Janaul, RU	monthly rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1977	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1977	San Juan City, PR	monthly rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1977	Delegate River, AU	daily rain	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1977	Nashville 1 E, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	77 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1977	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1977	Chester, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1977	Waterloo 6SW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1977	Carrollton Lock 1, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1977	Valdez WSO, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1977	Decatur Wtp, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1977	Olney 2S, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1977	Owensville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1977	Lake Nash, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1977	Marion 2 N, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1977	Dos Bocas, PR	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1977	Avon Downs, AU	monthly rain	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1977	Fazenda Riacho Fundo, BR	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	22 years	44 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1977. 1977 had 532 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	419
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1