Weather Records on 24 January 1984

677 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1984. Highest significance: Morgan 1 W, US.

Key Facts for 24 January 1984

On 24 January 1984, 677 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
199 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 662 daily.
Morgan 1 W set a daily record precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 24 January 1984.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

677 stations

677 station records on 24 January 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Savannah Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
El Cuchillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
S.J. 2-11 Camargo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Las Enramadas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Villagran (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Allisonia 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camacho	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Francisco Gonzalez Villarreal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Fernando	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingham Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Amanbidji	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yecora (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hayden	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Limbunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hilton Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hoquiam Bowerman AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Francisco Xavier	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda da Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.7 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Callao	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lagoinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ailey	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

677 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 137, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 311, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 76.

Records on 24 January 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	137
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	311
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	76

Records on 24 January 1984 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 662.

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 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1984

Top 20 records on 24 January 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1984	Morgan 1 W, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	85 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1984	Savannah Intl AP, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1984	McAllen, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1984	El Cuchillo, MX	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1984	S.J. 2-11 Camargo, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1984	Las Enramadas, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1984	Villagran (Smn), MX	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1984	Richland, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1984	Brownsville, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1984	Allisonia 2 SSE, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1984	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1984	Camacho, MX	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1984	UNIV of Utah, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1984	Francisco Gonzalez Villarreal, MX	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1984	Arlington, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	83 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1984	Battle Ground, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1984	San Fernando, MX	monthly rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1984	Deseret, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1984	Landsburg, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1984	Dunbar Station, AU	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	36 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1984. 1984 had 677 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 50	534
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1