Weather Records on 24 January 2006

928 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 2006. Highest significance: Tancochapa, MX.

Key Facts for 24 January 2006

On 24 January 2006, 928 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
308 were record highs and 410 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 886 daily.
Tancochapa set a monthly record daily precipitation of 158.0 mm (6.2 in) on 24 January 2006.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

928 stations

928 station records on 24 January 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tancochapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
San Lucas Arroyo Paloma	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	294.9 mm (11.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vertedor 1-2-3	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Larrakeyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.6 mm (8.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Peto (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seaside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tuapse	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salto de Agua (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Jeronimo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gibb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tuapse	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Irtyshsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poblado C-28	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bolshereche	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-48.0 C (-54.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kupino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-41.3 C (-42.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Windhoek	Namibia	Record low minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Tempelhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arkona	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Okecie	Poland	Record low minimum temperature	-27.1 C (-16.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-46.9 C (-52.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vacoas (Mauritius)	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Gil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chany	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-41.9 C (-43.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manton Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chicontepec de Tejeda (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poza Rica	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kalacinsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-40.1 C (-40.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Omsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-42.3 C (-44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cerlak	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.2 C (-45.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karasuk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-39.1 C (-38.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poprad/Tatry	Slovakia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

928 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 178, Highest daily minimum 179, Lowest daily minimum 232, Heaviest daily rainfall 199, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 24 January 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	178
Highest daily minimum	179
Lowest daily minimum	232
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 24 January 2006 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 28, daily 886.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

780 broken records

Margins by which the 780 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 2006

Top 20 records on 24 January 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 2006	Tancochapa, MX	monthly rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2006	San Lucas Arroyo Paloma, MX	monthly rain	294.9 mm (11.6 in)	177.6 mm (7.0 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2006	Vertedor 1-2-3, MX	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2006	Darwin Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	121 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2006	Larrakeyah, AU	daily rain	204.6 mm (8.1 in)	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2006	Putbus, DE	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	112 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2006	Feodosiia, UA	daily low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	99 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2006	Kustanai, KZ	daily low max	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	9.2 C (16.6 F)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2006	Peto (Dge), MX	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2006	Feodosiia, UA	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	99 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2006	Seaside, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	71 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2006	Petersburg 1, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2006	Tuapse, RU	all-time low min	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2006	Salto de Agua (Dge), MX	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2006	San Jeronimo, MX	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2006	Gibb River, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2006	Gorlitz, DE	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2006	Nuuanu Rsch 5 775, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2006	Tuapse, RU	daily low max	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2006	Tihoreck, RU	all-time low max	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	36 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2006. 2006 had 928 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 50	773
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1