Weather Records on 21 January 2024

1,015 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 2024. Highest significance: Sturt Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 21 January 2024

On 21 January 2024, 1,015 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
470 were record highs and 244 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 995 daily.
Sturt Creek set an all-time record daily precipitation of 260.0 mm (10.2 in) on 21 January 2024.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

1,015 stations

1,015 station records on 21 January 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	100 of 100 (Exceptional)
Limbunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ofunato	Japan	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Knoxville Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Poprad/Tatry	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Princeton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nukuoro	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Linhult_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uddevalla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rygge	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bollebygd	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sinop	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cuba City	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Giddings 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ortnevik	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk Karl Stefan Mem AP	United States	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ishinomaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shirakawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Havelund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Knox Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bergen/Flesland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Herington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yamagata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record low maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mishima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Henan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Katsuura	Japan	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miyakejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,015 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 132, Highest daily minimum 392, Lowest daily minimum 112, Heaviest daily rainfall 196, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 99.

Records on 21 January 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	132
Highest daily minimum	392
Lowest daily minimum	112
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	99

Records on 21 January 2024 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 16, daily 995.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

854 broken records

Margins by which the 854 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 2024

Top 20 records on 21 January 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 2024	Sturt Creek, AU	all-time rain	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	102 years	100 of 100 (Exceptional)
21 January 2024	Limbunya, AU	daily rain	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2024	Zagreb-Gric, HR	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	147 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2024	Ofunato, JP	monthly rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2024	Knoxville Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2024	Poprad/Tatry, SK	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2024	Princeton, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	121 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2024	Nukuoro, FM	monthly rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	0 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2024	Holland Wtp, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2024	Wellston Tippy Dam, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2024	Batesburg, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	108 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2024	Linhult_D, SE	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2024	Uddevalla, SE	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2024	Red Oak, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2024	Rygge, NO	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2024	Woodleigh, AU	daily rain	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2024	Bollebygd, SE	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2024	Sinop, TR	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2024	Allegany Sp, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2024	Marion, US	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	105 years	45 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

1793 to 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2024. 2024 had 1,015 records.

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

Records on 01-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1800	2
1803	1
1804	2
1829	1
1838	3
1840	2
1845	2
1846	1
1850	2
1864	2
1866	4
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1876	1
1878	4
1880	3
1881	4
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	2
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	15
1900	5
1901	4
1902	8
1903	18
1904	30
1905	3
1906	53
1907	10
1908	11
1909	25
1910	11
1911	8
1912	7
1913	23
1914	37
1915	47
1916	38
1917	83
1918	49
1919	14
1920	75
1921	54
1922	35
1923	62
1924	535
1925	103
1926	157
1927	447
1928	206
1929	132
1930	616
1931	112
1932	167
1933	572
1934	255
1935	771
1936	314
1937	852
1938	250
1939	305
1940	562
1941	205
1942	522
1943	1,168
1944	324
1945	290
1946	339
1947	205
1948	387
1949	452
1950	643
1951	367
1952	436
1953	325
1954	1,094
1955	399
1956	653
1957	527
1958	506
1959	936
1960	319
1961	746
1962	741
1963	761
1964	771
1965	251
1966	636
1967	511
1968	1,179
1969	927
1970	1,770
1971	672
1972	598
1973	573
1974	992
1975	496
1976	860
1977	549
1978	1,301
1979	1,675
1980	425
1981	972
1982	1,339
1983	1,179
1984	2,132
1985	2,457
1986	883
1987	934
1988	771
1989	511
1990	927
1991	559
1992	447
1993	1,763
1994	1,195
1995	1,276
1996	528
1997	950
1998	606
1999	1,387
2000	686
2001	736
2002	796
2003	690
2004	535
2005	1,111
2006	1,116
2007	1,955
2008	1,061
2009	788
2010	1,166
2011	836
2012	1,148
2013	455
2014	522
2015	426
2016	580
2017	1,248
2018	664
2019	526
2020	894
2021	626
2022	430
2023	517
2024	1,015
2025	1,387
2026	201

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	772
25 to 50	30
50 to 75	21
75 to 100	13
100 to 125	8
125 to 150	7
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	3