Weather Records on 24 January 2015

617 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 2015. Highest significance: Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa, AU.

Key Facts for 24 January 2015

On 24 January 2015, 617 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
338 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 593 daily.
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa set a daily record precipitation of 222.0 mm (8.7 in) on 24 January 2015.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

617 stations

617 station records on 24 January 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	222.0 mm (8.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Elanora Water Treatment Plant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	291.0 mm (11.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Coolangatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shailer Park Oregon Drve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Flemingsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Rvr McAf	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Point MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hinze Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.8 mm (7.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	95.0 cm (37.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pelican	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	197.0 cm (77.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cranford	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yorktown Hts 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dufur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wunburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwells Mills	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riegelsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Springs 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bound Brook 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Picacho	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Whidbey Island NAS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nanchong	China	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seaside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
York Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
N Foster 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Craig	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Top Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nimmitabel (Cottesloe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Varazdin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karaganda	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-23.7 C (-10.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

617 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 144, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 194, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 62, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 24 January 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	144
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	194
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	62
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 24 January 2015 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 593.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

522 broken records

Margins by which the 522 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 390.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 2015

Top 20 records on 24 January 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 2015	Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa, AU	daily rain	222.0 mm (8.7 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	88 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2015	Elanora Water Treatment Plant, AU	monthly rain	291.0 mm (11.5 in)	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	2 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2015	Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2015	Coolangatta, AU	daily rain	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2015	Clearbrook, US	monthly high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	111 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2015	McKinley Park, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	77 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2015	Shailer Park Oregon Drve, AU	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2015	Flemingsburg 2 N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2015	New Rvr McAf, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2015	Cedar Is, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2015	E Stroudsburg, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2015	Cherry Point MCAS, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2015	Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2015	Tetonia Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2015	Oxenford (Oberon Way), AU	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2015	Olga 2 SE, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2015	Tower 2S, US	daily high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	119 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2015	Neshaminy Falls, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2015	Hinze Dam, AU	daily rain	182.8 mm (7.2 in)	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2015	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily snow depth	95.0 cm (37.4 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	95 years	41 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2015. 2015 had 617 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	476
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	2