Weather Records on 24 January 2000

1,135 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 2000. Highest significance: Odesa, UA.

Key Facts for 24 January 2000

On 24 January 2000, 1,135 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
300 were record highs and 409 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,107 daily.
Odesa set a daily record precipitation of 29.6 mm (1.2 in) on 24 January 2000.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,135 stations

1,135 station records on 24 January 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Madura Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Laverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shanwei	China	Record daily precipitation	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Hay Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento AP ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kwobrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Perenjori	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sutter Hill Cdf	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Heyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Diacui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Porto Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.7 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rawlinna Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madras 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Diablo Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moonera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuk	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holly Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Martinez Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Illgararie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily snowfall	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nadi Airport	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haddam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,135 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 165, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 244, Heaviest daily rainfall 314, Heaviest daily snowfall 69, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 24 January 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	165
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	244
Heaviest daily rainfall	314
Heaviest daily snowfall	69
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 24 January 2000 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 26, daily 1,107.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

935 broken records

Margins by which the 935 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 2000

Top 20 records on 24 January 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 2000	Odesa, UA	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2000	Friant Government Camp, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2000	Minden, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	94 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2000	Madura Station, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2000	Sarajevo, BA	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2000	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2000	Laverton, AU	all-time rain	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	85 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2000	Shanwei, CN	monthly rain	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2000	Lower Hay Creek, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2000	Dehradun, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2000	Sacramento AP ASOS, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2000	Kwobrup, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2000	Auburn, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2000	Perenjori, AU	monthly rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	75 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2000	Berkeley, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2000	Sutter Hill Cdf, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2000	Heyuan, CN	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2000	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2000	Santuck, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2000	Fazenda Diacui, BR	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	16 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2000. 2000 had 1,135 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	889
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1