Weather Records on 24 January 1993

1,433 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1993. Highest significance: Hallett (Ketchowla), AU.

Key Facts for 24 January 1993

On 24 January 1993, 1,433 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
722 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 1,370 daily.
Hallett (Ketchowla) set a daily record precipitation of 58.0 mm (2.3 in) on 24 January 1993.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,433 stations

1,433 station records on 24 January 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hallett (Ketchowla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Minnipa Agricultural Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cockburn (Burta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mount Wudinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Terowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Claflin	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kyancutta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33S	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wudinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sisters	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Broadview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gawler Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Moola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Witwater (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koongawa (Retawon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Muna	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Snowtown (Condowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tlanchinol (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bickleton	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Nonowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Kenny (Yandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yaninee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chicxulub Puerto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Martenshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parawa (Sharon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata AP	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Merida Centro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bimbowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tanlacut	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn (Tepco)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Temamatla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale (Turretfield Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karcultaby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Mullaquana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,433 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 382, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 340, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 491, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 135.

Records on 24 January 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	382
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	340
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	491
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	135

Records on 24 January 1993 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 56, daily 1,370.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,273 broken records

Margins by which the 1,273 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1993

Top 20 records on 24 January 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1993	Hallett (Ketchowla), AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1993	Minnipa Agricultural Centre, AU	monthly rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1993	Cockburn (Burta), AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1993	Mount Wudinna, AU	monthly rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1993	Terowie, AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1993	Claflin, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1993	Montpelier AP, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1993	Caltowie, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1993	Riverton, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1993	Kyancutta, AU	all-time rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1993	Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33S, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1993	Wudinna, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1993	Sisters, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1993	Whyalla (Broadview), AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1993	Gawler Council Depot, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1993	Newell, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1993	Millstream, AU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1993	Whyalla (Moola), AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1993	Witwater (Bos), ZA	daily rain	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1993	Koongawa (Retawon), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	48 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1993. 1993 had 1,433 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	1,233
100 to 200	25
200 to 300	12
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1