Weather Records on 24 January 2011

810 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 2011. Highest significance: Donnybrook, AU.

Key Facts for 24 January 2011

On 24 January 2011, 810 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 320 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 782 daily.
Donnybrook set a daily record precipitation of 35.2 mm (1.4 in) on 24 January 2011.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

810 stations

810 station records on 24 January 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Newbicup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kirup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coloma	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carrington 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lanzarote/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanup East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Duranillin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mianelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Otis	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aldervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Theda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrahwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pallinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guayameo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fuerteventura/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Junction	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mombasa	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Medora	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yoongarillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marriwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mead 6S	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tambellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jodhpur	India	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Neligh	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Davey (Melaleuca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Agzu	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Theilman 1SSW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brookfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chambers	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

810 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 216, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 119.

Records on 24 January 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	216
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	119

Records on 24 January 2011 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 21, daily 782.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

612 broken records

Margins by which the 612 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 534.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 2011

Top 20 records on 24 January 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 2011	Donnybrook, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	85 years	73 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2011	Bridgetown Comparison, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2011	Newbicup, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2011	Kirup, AU	monthly rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	95 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2011	Cranbrook, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2011	Coloma, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2011	Greenbushes, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2011	Carrington 4 N, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2011	Lanzarote/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2011	Dardanup East, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2011	Duranillin, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2011	Katanning Comparison, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2011	Mianelup, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	83 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2011	Stephan 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2011	W Otis, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2011	Aldervale, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2011	Theda, AU	daily rain	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2011	Nannup, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2011	Jarrahwood, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2011	Pallinup, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	45 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2011. 2011 had 810 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 2011-01-24: 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 2026-10-16 (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 100	574
100 to 200	29
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2