Weather Records on 24 January 2003

1,485 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 2003. Highest significance: Pardoo Station, AU.

Key Facts for 24 January 2003

On 24 January 2003, 1,485 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
378 were record highs and 934 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 1,460 daily.
Pardoo Station set a daily record precipitation of 108.6 mm (4.3 in) on 24 January 2003.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,485 stations

1,485 station records on 24 January 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Belcourt Keya Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dibrugarh/Mohanbar	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wedgefield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hardin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bjorheim I Ryfylke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville 2	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Slatteroy Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gaffney 6 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yadkinville 6 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,485 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 196, Lowest daily maximum 657, Highest daily minimum 182, Lowest daily minimum 277, Heaviest daily rainfall 97, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 40.

Records on 24 January 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	196
Lowest daily maximum	657
Highest daily minimum	182
Lowest daily minimum	277
Heaviest daily rainfall	97
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	40

Records on 24 January 2003 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 19, daily 1,460.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,214 broken records

Margins by which the 1,214 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 2003

Top 20 records on 24 January 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 2003	Pardoo Station, AU	daily rain	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	85 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2003	Belcourt Keya Radio, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2003	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	109 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2003	Dibrugarh/Mohanbar, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2003	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2003	Petoskey, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2003	Elkhorn, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	95 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2003	Renovo, US	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	105 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2003	Logan, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	95 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2003	Pocahontas 1, US	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	130 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2003	Middleburg, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2003	Wedgefield, US	all-time low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2003	Grafton, US	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2003	Waterville 2, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2003	Philippi, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2003	Windsor, US	daily low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2003	Sewanee, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2003	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2003	Evergreen, US	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2003	Federal Pt, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	84 years	42 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2003. 2003 had 1,485 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 20	1,174
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	2