Weather Records on 24 January 1978

1,427 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1978. Highest significance: Canowindra (Canowindra Street), AU.

Key Facts for 24 January 1978

On 24 January 1978, 1,427 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 1,373 daily.
Canowindra (Canowindra Street) set a daily record precipitation of 99.0 mm (3.9 in) on 24 January 1978.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,427 stations

1,427 station records on 24 January 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Grootfontein	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Bogan Gate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.8 mm (4.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Agnes River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Verblyding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yass (Linton Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rugby (Carovale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Harden (East St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Broadford Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Whiting Fld NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Breadalbane (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ardlethan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Portsea Quarantine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport Lock 2	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Run (River)	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nagold	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pyalong West (Cavan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dexter	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Derringullen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Geranium	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwagga (Devon Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wantiool (Caithness)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Point (St Pauls Clo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eromanga - Webber St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Binalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Old Junee (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bethungra (Retreat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beckom (Stawell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mardan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Enderby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Enderby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,427 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 798, Heaviest daily snowfall 141, Deepest snow cover 342.

Records on 24 January 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	798
Heaviest daily snowfall	141
Deepest snow cover	342

Records on 24 January 1978 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 43, daily 1,373.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,261 broken records

Margins by which the 1,261 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1978

Top 20 records on 24 January 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1978	Canowindra (Canowindra Street), AU	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	79 years	72 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1978	Grootfontein, NA	all-time rain	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	83.9 mm (3.3 in)	20 years	72 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1978	Bogan Gate Post Office, AU	all-time rain	124.8 mm (4.9 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1978	Agnes River, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1978	Verblyding, ZA	all-time rain	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	13 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1978	Mt Sterling, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1978	Condobolin Retirement Village, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	90 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1978	Yass (Linton Hostel), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1978	Rugby (Carovale), AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1978	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1978	Harden (East St), AU	daily rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1978	Cootamundra (Landgrove), AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1978	Mornington, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1978	Broadford Golf Course, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1978	Whiting Fld NAS, US	monthly rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1978	Crookwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1978	Wantabadgery, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	92 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1978	Marrar (Centenary Drive), AU	daily rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1978	Breadalbane (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1978	Abbott 1 SE, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	56 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1978. 1978 had 1,427 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	1,110
100 to 200	116
200 to 300	28
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1