Weather Records on 24 January 2016

887 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 2016. Highest significance: Hamburg, US.

Key Facts for 24 January 2016

On 24 January 2016, 887 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
295 were record highs and 167 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 29 were all-time records, 76 monthly and 782 daily.
Hamburg set a daily record snowfall of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 24 January 2016.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

887 stations

887 station records on 24 January 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hamburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Jinan	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Dalecarlia Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wanaque Raymond Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Conowingo Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Landisville 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Garze	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Morgantown	United States	Record daily snowfall	67.1 cm (26.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Oneida	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jiuquan	China	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beltsville	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jiggs 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woolwine 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Enka	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bound Brook 2W	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Huddleston 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vienna	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Farnsworth Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Myerstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
York Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kumejima	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Biglerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Martin U of T Branch Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Piedmont Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guantanamo Bay NAS	Cuba	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Emmitsburg 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wertsville 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laguardia AP	United States	Record snow depth	69.0 cm (27.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwells Mills	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burnsville Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roi Et	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Brunswick 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

887 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 189, Lowest daily maximum 117, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 120, Heaviest daily snowfall 109, Deepest snow cover 196.

Records on 24 January 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	189
Lowest daily maximum	117
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	109
Deepest snow cover	196

Records on 24 January 2016 by timescale: all-time 29, monthly 76, daily 782.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

778 broken records

Margins by which the 778 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 2016

Top 20 records on 24 January 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 2016	Hamburg, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	110 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 January 2016	Jinan, CN	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2016	Donora 1 SW, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2016	Dale Enterprise, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	97 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2016	Dalecarlia Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2016	Wanaque Raymond Dam, US	monthly snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2016	Conowingo Dam, US	all-time snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2016	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	80 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2016	Landisville 2 NW, US	monthly snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2016	Garze, CN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2016	Morgantown, US	monthly snowfall	67.1 cm (26.4 in)	21.4 cm (8.4 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2016	Spring Grove, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2016	Oneida, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2016	Hagerstown 1E, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2016	Clarksburg 1, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2016	Jiuquan, CN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2016	Purcellville, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2016	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	97 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2016	Beltsville, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2016	Somerset, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 years	54 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2016. 2016 had 887 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	663
100 to 200	67
200 to 300	33
300 to 400	13
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1