Weather Records on 24 January 1996

1,150 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1996. Highest significance: Delungra (Craigmore), AU.

Key Facts for 24 January 1996

On 24 January 1996, 1,150 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
158 were record highs and 311 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 1,126 daily.
Delungra (Craigmore) set a daily record precipitation of 72.0 mm (2.8 in) on 24 January 1996.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,150 stations

1,150 station records on 24 January 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Delungra (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Ibapah	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ibapah	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ladysdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wells	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rietbron (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bergville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wrotham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sprague River 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.7 cm (18.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mayfern	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gooding 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jetsonville ( Muskfield )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dix Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscarora	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bellrock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waucoma 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Arthur	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Prairie Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.6 cm (14.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.2 mm (7.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Bingara (Emohta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Westfalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	137.8 mm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carpenter 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heartsease	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangra (Wallangra Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Contact	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,150 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 176, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 470, Heaviest daily snowfall 181, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 24 January 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	176
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	470
Heaviest daily snowfall	181
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 24 January 1996 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 14, daily 1,126.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

966 broken records

Margins by which the 966 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1996

Top 20 records on 24 January 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1996	Delungra (Craigmore), AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	101 years	74 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1996	Ibapah, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1996	Ibapah, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1996	Ladysdale, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1996	Bingara Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	108 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1996	Wells, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1996	Rietbron (Mun), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1996	Kalkfontein, ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1996	Bergville (Mag), ZA	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1996	Wrotham Park, AU	all-time rain	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1996	Maysville Wwtp, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1996	Sprague River 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1996	Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1996	Kaneohe Bay MCAS, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1996	Ashland, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1996	Elko Rgnl AP, US	all-time snowfall	46.7 cm (18.4 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1996	Mayfern, ZA	daily rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1996	Sac City, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1996	Boggabilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1996	Elm Springs 3 ESE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	38 years	49 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1996. 1996 had 1,150 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 January 1996
Margin	Records
0 to 100	938
100 to 200	21
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1