Weather Records on 24 January 2005

1,078 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 2005. Highest significance: Clare, AU.

Key Facts for 24 January 2005

On 24 January 2005, 1,078 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
585 were record highs and 234 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 1,025 daily.
Clare set a daily record precipitation of 201.0 mm (7.9 in) on 24 January 2005.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,078 stations

1,078 station records on 24 January 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	201.0 mm (7.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.5 mm (6.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Brockton	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cumberland Police Brk	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dalrymple Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lethebrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	262.4 mm (10.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lindeman Island Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	284.6 mm (11.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wattlevale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	391.0 mm (15.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Weemelah (Crinolyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hayman Island Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.0 mm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Cheetham Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kelsey Creek Dittmer Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	231.6 mm (9.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.8 mm (6.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gumlu Days Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	350.0 mm (13.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Jukes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	250.0 mm (9.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson Beach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	262.4 mm (10.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Owens Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	262.0 mm (10.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warden Bend	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.0 mm (7.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Qaqortoq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hecate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.8 mm (7.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cargoon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Low Holm Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Dangar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.0 mm (6.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eton Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turkey Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toomba Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mirambeena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collinsville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bruslee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,078 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 337, Lowest daily maximum 129, Highest daily minimum 248, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 65.

Records on 24 January 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	337
Lowest daily maximum	129
Highest daily minimum	248
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	65

Records on 24 January 2005 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 46, daily 1,025.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

821 broken records

Margins by which the 821 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 609.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 2005

Top 20 records on 24 January 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 2005	Clare, AU	daily rain	201.0 mm (7.9 in)	157.8 mm (6.2 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 January 2005	Middleboro, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	60.9 cm (24.0 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2005	Yabulu Qld Nickel, AU	daily rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	78 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2005	Balfes Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	166.5 mm (6.6 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	78 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2005	Brockton, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	70 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2005	Lyndhurst Station, AU	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2005	Cumberland Police Brk, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2005	Plymouth-Kingston, US	all-time snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2005	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2005	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2005	Dalrymple Heights, AU	daily rain	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2005	Lethebrook, AU	daily rain	262.4 mm (10.3 in)	173.4 mm (6.8 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2005	Lindeman Island Resort, AU	daily rain	284.6 mm (11.2 in)	228.2 mm (9.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2005	Wattlevale Station, AU	all-time rain	391.0 mm (15.4 in)	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2005	Weemelah (Crinolyn), AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2005	Hayman Island Resort, AU	daily rain	203.0 mm (8.0 in)	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2005	Bowen Cheetham Salt, AU	daily rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2005	Kelsey Creek Dittmer Rd, AU	daily rain	231.6 mm (9.1 in)	161.6 mm (6.4 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2005	Oak Park Station, AU	daily rain	169.8 mm (6.7 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2005	Gumlu Days Road, AU	all-time rain	350.0 mm (13.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	52 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2005. 2005 had 1,078 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	779
100 to 200	31
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1