Weather Records on 31 January 2024

1,117 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 2024. Highest significance: Roosevelt Roads, PR.

Key Facts for 31 January 2024

On 31 January 2024, 1,117 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
998 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 106 monthly and 1,011 daily.
Roosevelt Roads set a daily record precipitation of 66.3 mm (2.6 in) on 31 January 2024.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,117 stations

1,117 station records on 31 January 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roosevelt Roads	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ortnevik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Phosphate Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aurland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boise Air Terminal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baker City AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mullan Pass Vor/Dme	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wyntoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Havelock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nanjing	China	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,117 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 503, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 495, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 82, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 31 January 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	503
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	495
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 31 January 2024 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 106, daily 1,011.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

919 broken records

Margins by which the 919 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 2024

Top 20 records on 31 January 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 2024	Roosevelt Roads, PR	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2024	Intl Falls Intl AP, US	monthly high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	103 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2024	Eagle, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2024	Yreka, US	monthly high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	99 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2024	Ortnevik, NO	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2024	Riggins, US	monthly high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2024	Phosphate Hill, AU	daily rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2024	McCall, US	monthly high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2024	Willcox, US	monthly high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2024	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	129 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2024	Lemon Cove, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	120 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2024	Grand Rapids Forestry Lab, US	monthly high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2024	Mancos 1SW, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	112 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2024	Grants Pass, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2024	Mondovi, US	monthly high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2024	Marquette, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	131 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2024	Aurland, NO	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2024	De Smet, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2024	Everett, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2024	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	43 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

1800 to 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2024. 2024 had 1,117 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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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 50	913
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1