Weather Records on 24 January 1986

415 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1986. Highest significance: Daly Waters, AU.

Key Facts for 24 January 1986

On 24 January 1986, 415 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
171 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 405 daily.
Daly Waters set a daily record precipitation of 84.2 mm (3.3 in) on 24 January 1986.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

415 stations

415 station records on 24 January 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chipinge	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Soutwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jubilee Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dombietersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gordonville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Niekerkshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Onder-Geluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lead	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pedreira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	128.6 mm (5.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chitipa	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atoyac	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
The Mills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coffs Harbour Mo	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Primavera	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blouboskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Capitan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.4 C (106.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bundook (Glenhaugh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bananal (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kosice	Slovakia	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tidewater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waiahi Lower 1054	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paardekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Norwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Platteville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Engordador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bulby Brush (Blue Look-Out)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elias Fausto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lviv	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

415 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 179, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 24 January 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 24 January 1986 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 405.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

341 broken records

Margins by which the 341 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1986

Top 20 records on 24 January 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1986	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1986	Madrid, ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1986	Chipinge, ZW	daily rain	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1986	Soutwater, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1986	Jubilee Downs, AU	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1986	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1986	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1986	Dombietersfontein, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1986	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1986	Minatitlan, MX	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1986	Arad, RO	daily high min	5.4 C (41.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1986	Baia Mare, RO	daily high min	2.7 C (36.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	88 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1986	Gordonville, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1986	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1986	Lake City, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1986	Las Animas, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	85 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1986	Hillsboro 3 N, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1986	Niekerkshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1986	Onder-Geluk, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1986	Cloudcroft, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	75 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1986. 1986 had 415 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	332
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1