Weather Records on 24 January 1980

782 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1980. Highest significance: La Union, MX.

Key Facts for 24 January 1980

On 24 January 1980, 782 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
197 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 19 were all-time records, 67 monthly and 696 daily.
La Union set a daily record precipitation of 79.0 mm (3.1 in) on 24 January 1980.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

782 stations

782 station records on 24 January 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
La Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Calderones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chapala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Empleado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Palpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Malpais	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Atoyac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Churumuco (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
El Puerto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Armeria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cacalotenango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Atengo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tuxcueca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quitupan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Petatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ayo El Chico	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tuzantla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
El Salto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Acambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tarandacuao	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tomatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cointzio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Penjamo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Salto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mazamitla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Las Fuentes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jerecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corrales	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna del Fresno	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cuautla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tagtabazar	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
El Grullo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arteaga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Puruandiro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tepuxtepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Armeria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cihuatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ajojucar	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lerma	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Etucuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Dos Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calvillo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Gregorio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salamanca	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

782 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 149, Highest daily minimum 154, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 341, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 24 January 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	149
Highest daily minimum	154
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	341
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 24 January 1980 by timescale: all-time 19, monthly 67, daily 696.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

655 broken records

Margins by which the 655 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1980

Top 20 records on 24 January 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1980	La Union, MX	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1980	Ingenio Tamazula, MX	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1980	Los Reyes, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1980	Guadalajara (Dge), MX	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1980	Calderones, MX	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1980	Iguala (Smn), MX	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1980	Chapala, MX	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1980	Buenavista, MX	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1980	Tacambaro, MX	all-time rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1980	Colonia Empleado, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1980	Palpan, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1980	Irapuato, MX	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1980	Presa Malpais, MX	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1980	Atoyac, MX	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1980	Churumuco (Cfe), MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1980	El Puerto, MX	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1980	Armeria, MX	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1980	Cacalotenango, MX	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1980	Atengo (Smn), MX	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1980	Tuxcueca, MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	52 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1980. 1980 had 782 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 1980-01-24: 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 20	533
20 to 40	80
40 to 60	28
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1