Weather Records on 24 January 1997

822 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1997. Highest significance: Fergus Falls, US.

Key Facts for 24 January 1997

On 24 January 1997, 822 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
197 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 783 daily.
Fergus Falls set a daily record precipitation of 30.2 mm (1.2 in) on 24 January 1997.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

822 stations

822 station records on 24 January 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aracas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belltower	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree 15 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newald 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sterlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	154.9 cm (61.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Termo 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bricelyn	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chaffee 5 NE	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gilmer 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grauna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Galiwinku	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lindoia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Servico Social de Menores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Swea City 5N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Robson	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Verona	United States	Record snow depth	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brainerd	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

822 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 293, Heaviest daily snowfall 153, Deepest snow cover 114.

Records on 24 January 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	293
Heaviest daily snowfall	153
Deepest snow cover	114

Records on 24 January 1997 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 22, daily 783.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

647 broken records

Margins by which the 647 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 712.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1997

Top 20 records on 24 January 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1997	Fergus Falls, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1997	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1997	Kljuchi, RU	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1997	Mobridge 2NNW, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1997	Emu Creek Station, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	90 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1997	Marlin, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1997	Nicosia, CY	daily high min	10.7 C (51.3 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	110 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1997	Mt Pulaski, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1997	Exwell Park, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1997	Aracas, BR	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1997	Selby, US	daily snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	71.2 cm (28.0 in)	3 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1997	Belltower, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1997	Pipestone, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1997	Moorhead, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1997	Dupree 15 SSE, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1997	Pollock, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1997	Lake Providence, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1997	Atlanta, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1997	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	2.1 cm (0.8 in)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1997	Newald 4 N, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 years	45 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1997. 1997 had 822 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 1997-01-24: 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 100	603
100 to 200	25
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1