Weather Records on 24 January 2008

973 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 2008. Highest significance: Benton Harbor AP, US.

Key Facts for 24 January 2008

On 24 January 2008, 973 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
318 were record highs and 424 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 950 daily.
Benton Harbor AP set a daily record snowfall of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 24 January 2008.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

973 stations

973 station records on 24 January 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gaya	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Muroran	Japan	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Lerdo (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karungi	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lompoc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtlahuacan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gauhati	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Samara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ardtalnaig	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bykle - Kultran	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Palma/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Interior 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Auvergne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Qamdo	China	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Real del Monte	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
King City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arrowhead	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hamilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aspendell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodruff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

973 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 197, Lowest daily maximum 233, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 191, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 24 January 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	197
Lowest daily maximum	233
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	191
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 24 January 2008 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 21, daily 950.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

768 broken records

Margins by which the 768 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 2008

Top 20 records on 24 January 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 2008	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	113 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2008	Holland Wtp, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2008	Gaya, IN	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	107 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2008	Muroran, JP	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2008	Bethel AP, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	78 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2008	Ft Morgan, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2008	Ft Ross, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	109 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2008	Warsaw 6 SW, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2008	Erie Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2008	Ciudad Lerdo (Dge), MX	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2008	Karungi, SE	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2008	Auberry 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2008	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2008	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily high max	7.3 C (45.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	125 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2008	Lompoc, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	86 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2008	Santa Barbara, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2008	Stamford 1, US	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	94 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2008	Ixtlahuacan (Smn), MX	daily high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2008	Osceola, US	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	110 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2008	Gauhati, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	54 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2008. 2008 had 973 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 25	722
25 to 50	15
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	11
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	3