Weather Records on 24 January 2021

517 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 2021. Highest significance: Warburton Airfield, AU.

Key Facts for 24 January 2021

On 24 January 2021, 517 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
195 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 509 daily.
Warburton Airfield set a daily record precipitation of 44.4 mm (1.7 in) on 24 January 2021.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

517 stations

517 station records on 24 January 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warburton Airfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart River Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	227.2 mm (8.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sasabe 7 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-51.0 C (-59.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Northway AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Surgut	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-47.3 C (-53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Theilman 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Petrovskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Split Marjan	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Island	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miyakejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Osaka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wink FAA AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paveletz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Angelo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Choshi	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maizuru Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-44.5 C (-48.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Novoselenginsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rosemount Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Benxi	China	Record high maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canby	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tegjultja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-57.0 C (-70.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madison 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amberley AMO	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Johan A Pengel Intl	Suriname	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deggenhausertal-Azenweiler	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Miyakonojo	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Concepcion	Paraguay	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sosunovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Konotop	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wabuska 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

517 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 24 January 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 24 January 2021 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 509.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

426 broken records

Margins by which the 426 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 2021

Top 20 records on 24 January 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 2021	Warburton Airfield, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2021	Lockhart River Airport, AU	daily rain	227.2 mm (8.9 in)	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2021	Howard 2SE, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2021	Sasabe 7 NW, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2021	Primghar, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	123 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2021	Madison Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2021	Calarasi, RO	daily high min	6.8 C (44.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	106 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2021	Olekminsk, RU	daily low min	-51.0 C (-59.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	126 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2021	Elatma, RU	daily high min	0.9 C (33.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	121 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2021	Kiev, UA	daily high max	8.6 C (47.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	121 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2021	Northway AP, US	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	65 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2021	Surgut, RU	daily low min	-47.3 C (-53.1 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2021	Theilman 1SSW, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	75 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2021	Tracy, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2021	Walnut Creek, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	74 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2021	Flandreau, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2021	Stockton 3NNE, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2021	Green Rvr, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	81 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2021	Petrovskij Zavod, RU	daily high min	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	67 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2021	Sibley, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	65 years	36 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2021. 2021 had 517 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 20	388
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1