Weather Records on 24 January 1991

1,034 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1991. Highest significance: Port Campbell Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 24 January 1991

On 24 January 1991, 1,034 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
200 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 988 daily.
Port Campbell Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 89.6 mm (3.5 in) on 24 January 1991.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

1,034 stations

1,034 station records on 24 January 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Fords Bridge (Delta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Colac (Shire Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wentworth (Burtundy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Goorambat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Branxholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rennick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Timboon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kolora (Wooriwyrite)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie Manor (Boolarra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnwill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Derrinallum (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wingaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Manna Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Buckalow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Carwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Firth	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Noonkanbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Glenowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.8 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mooroopna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carboor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arltunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hume Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cliffs (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Whitfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grassdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,034 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 707, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 24 January 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	707
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 24 January 1991 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 36, daily 988.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

911 broken records

Margins by which the 911 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 1991

Top 20 records on 24 January 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1991	Port Campbell Post Office, AU	daily rain	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	101 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 January 1991	Nelson, AU	monthly rain	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	74 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1991	Fords Bridge (Delta), AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	83 years	72 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1991	Alkmaar, ZA	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1991	Hawkesdale (Post Office), AU	daily rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1991	Warrnambool Shire Office, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1991	Colac (Shire Office), AU	monthly rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1991	Thomasville 7 NE, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	73 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1991	Wentworth (Burtundy), AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	98 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1991	Merino, AU	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1991	Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station), AU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	84 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1991	Nullawarre, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1991	St Arnaud, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1991	Goorambat, AU	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1991	Branxholme, AU	daily rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1991	Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1991	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1991	Rennick, AU	monthly rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1991	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	104 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1991	Penshurst (Post Office), AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1991. 1991 had 1,034 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 1991-01-24: 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	699
20 to 40	143
40 to 60	40
60 to 80	22
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1