Weather Records on 24 January 2001

750 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 2001. Highest significance: Austin #2, US.

Key Facts for 24 January 2001

On 24 January 2001, 750 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
286 were record highs and 153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 715 daily.
Austin #2 set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 24 January 2001.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

750 stations

750 station records on 24 January 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Austin #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bintulu	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Asker	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Keflavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yakabindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hoidalen I Solum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gjettum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nelaug	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tovdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carlin Newmont Mine	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kilegrend	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kjelsas I Sorkedalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ukkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Howe	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Los Lunas 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mather	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.7 cm (17.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mildura Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Changde	China	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington Research Centre	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dovland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wenzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shaoguan	China	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Risor Brannstasjon	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quandialla Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kjevik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huili	China	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Venado	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tveitsund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Igsi I Hobol	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Finsland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Akhty	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Malkal	Sudan	Record low minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montague Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tocumwal Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Lynn	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mengzi	China	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Qu Xian	China	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zuara	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paraiso	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

750 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 149, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 268, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 24 January 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	149
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	268
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 24 January 2001 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 20, daily 715.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

631 broken records

Margins by which the 631 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 2001

Top 20 records on 24 January 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 2001	Austin #2, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2001	Bintulu, MY	daily rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2001	Asker, NO	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2001	Mykland, NO	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2001	Keflavik, IS	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2001	Yakabindie, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2001	Hoidalen I Solum, NO	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2001	Gjettum, NO	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2001	Nelaug, NO	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2001	Tovdal, NO	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2001	Carlin Newmont Mine, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2001	Kilegrend, NO	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2001	Kjelsas I Sorkedalen, NO	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2001	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2001	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2001	Ukkestad, NO	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2001	Howe, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2001	Los Lunas 3 SSW, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2001	Hedrum, NO	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2001	Mather, US	daily snowfall	44.7 cm (17.6 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	47 years	39 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2001. 2001 had 750 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 2001-01-24: 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 2026-10-15 (15 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 50	609
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1