Weather Records on 12 January 2024

1,068 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 2024. Highest significance: Pocahontas 1, US.

Key Facts for 12 January 2024

On 12 January 2024, 1,068 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 452 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 60 were all-time records, 141 monthly and 867 daily.
Pocahontas 1 set a daily record precipitation of 84.1 mm (3.3 in) on 12 January 2024.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

1,068 stations

1,068 station records on 12 January 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Dexter	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ottumwa Ind AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nimrod Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Odell Lake-East	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Picabo	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mullan Pass Vor/Dme	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.6 C (-24.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harlowton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moline Quad City Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.1 cm (15.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greers Ferry Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boothulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelly	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morrilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.8 C (-28.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hand Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.3 C (-15.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Skukuza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gildford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingham Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ryegate	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ryegate	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,068 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 178, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 274, Heaviest daily rainfall 262, Heaviest daily snowfall 132, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 12 January 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	178
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	274
Heaviest daily rainfall	262
Heaviest daily snowfall	132
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 12 January 2024 by timescale: all-time 60, monthly 141, daily 867.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

908 broken records

Margins by which the 908 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 216.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 2024

Top 20 records on 12 January 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 2024	Pocahontas 1, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	92 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2024	Dexter, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	92 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2024	Kellogg, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	110 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2024	Corning, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	93 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2024	Oakdale, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	113 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2024	Oskaloosa, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	104 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2024	Bloomfield, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	113 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2024	N Loup, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2024	Augusta, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2024	Ottumwa Ind AP, US	daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2024	Allerton, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	118 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2024	Nimrod Dam, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2024	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	108 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2024	Odell Lake-East, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2024	Saint Paul, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	126 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2024	Yerington, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2024	Picabo, US	all-time rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2024	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	113 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2024	Mullan Pass Vor/Dme, US	all-time low min	-31.6 C (-24.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2024	New Meadows Rs, US	daily low min	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	108 years	51 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

1794 to 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2024. 2024 had 1,068 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 January 2024
Margin	Records
0 to 50	840
50 to 100	45
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1