Weather Records on 24 January 2024

1,018 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 2024. Highest significance: Marshall, US.

Key Facts for 24 January 2024

On 24 January 2024, 1,018 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
724 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 983 daily.
Marshall set a daily record precipitation of 114.3 mm (4.5 in) on 24 January 2024.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

1,018 stations

1,018 station records on 24 January 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mys Terpenij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Antoine 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Knoxville Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rusk	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Galveston Scholes Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newman Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bogg Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ville Platte	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa AP ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bellville 6NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roy Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trelew Aero	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	42.6 C (108.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Soria	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Cave	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Myton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gresham 3W	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Navacerrada	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay M.O	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,018 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 314, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 410, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 240, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 24 January 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	314
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	410
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 24 January 2024 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 32, daily 983.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

865 broken records

Margins by which the 865 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 2024

Top 20 records on 24 January 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 2024	Marshall, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	127 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 January 2024	Nixon, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2024	Longview, US	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2024	Camden 1, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	134 years	72 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2024	Jefferson, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	85 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2024	Mys Terpenij, RU	monthly rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2024	Antoine 1 SW, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	82 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2024	Knoxville Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2024	Hope 3 NE, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2024	Henderson, US	monthly rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2024	Rusk, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2024	Oberlin Fire Twr, US	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2024	Lufkin #2, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2024	Galveston Scholes Fld, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2024	Newman Aero, AU	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2024	Bogg Springs, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2024	Ville Platte, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	86 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2024	Gustavus, US	daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2024	Tuscaloosa AP ASOS, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2024	Arcadia, US	monthly rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	92 years	47 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2024. 2024 had 1,018 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 25	808
25 to 50	40
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	2