Weather Records on 7 January 2024

690 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 2024. Highest significance: Driggs, US.

Key Facts for 7 January 2024

On 7 January 2024, 690 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
149 were record highs and 237 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 682 daily.
Driggs set a daily record precipitation of 56.4 mm (2.2 in) on 7 January 2024.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

690 stations

690 station records on 7 January 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Driggs	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Padthaway (Marcollat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Zhijiang	China	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn (Tepco)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Schank (Jethia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Drik Drik	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown (Glen Gillian)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mooleulooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lehighton 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock (Yednalue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock (Slaty Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corfu	Greece	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tipperary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria di Leuc	Italy	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bishkek	Kyrgyzstan	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bordertown (Beeama Section 48)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Korong Vale (Burnbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Risor Brannstasjon	Norway	Record snow depth	113.0 cm (44.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zuni	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zuni	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ustica Island	Italy	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.3 cm (13.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay (Yadnarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Khudjand	Tajikistan	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill Airport AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cabramurra Smhea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nulkwyne Kiamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Otaru	Japan	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durham Ox	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cotonou	Benin	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Groveland	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.4 cm (16.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

690 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 151, Highest daily minimum 101, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 72, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 7 January 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	151
Highest daily minimum	101
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	72
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 7 January 2024 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 682.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

607 broken records

Margins by which the 607 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 480.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 2024

Top 20 records on 7 January 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 2024	Driggs, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	112 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
7 January 2024	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	94 years	78 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2024	Padthaway (Marcollat), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2024	Dimboola, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2024	Zhijiang, CN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2024	Yosemite Park HQ, US	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	106 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2024	Carrieton, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2024	Cockburn (Tepco), AU	daily rain	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2024	Mount Schank (Jethia), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2024	Pooncarie Mail Agency, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	108 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2024	Enngonia (Belalie), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	123 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2024	Hawker (Warcowie), AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2024	Cradock, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2024	Drik Drik, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2024	Blinman (Wirrealpa), AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2024	Mutooroo, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2024	Williamstown (Glen Gillian), AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2024	Mooleulooloo, AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2024	Lehighton 1SSW, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2024	Cradock (Yednalue), AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	49 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

1826 to 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 2024. 2024 had 690 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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 100	596
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1