Weather Records on 31 January 1924

203 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1924. Highest significance: Agassiz Cda, CA.

Key Facts for 31 January 1924

On 31 January 1924, 203 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
168 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 194 daily.
Agassiz Cda set a daily record precipitation of 72.9 mm (2.9 in) on 31 January 1924.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

203 stations

203 station records on 31 January 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East End	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bute (Ninnes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Westboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Angel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Angel	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

203 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 23.

Records on 31 January 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	23
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 January 1924 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 194.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

161 broken records

Margins by which the 161 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1924

Top 20 records on 31 January 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 1924	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1924	Galway, IE	monthly rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1924	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	all-time low max	8.0 C (46.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1924	New Westminster, CA	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	46 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1924	Tunis, TN	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1924	Bathurst, CA	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1924	Sable Island East End, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1924	Portland Rfc City, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1924	Franklyn Vale, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1924	Montevideo 1SW, US	monthly high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1924	Jacksonville, US	monthly high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	18 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1924	Arhangelsk, RU	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1924	Bute (Ninnes), AU	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1924	Bajramaly, TM	daily rain	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1924	New Westminster, CA	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1924	Biskra, DZ	daily low min	3.0 C (37.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	41 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1924	Ashland, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	18 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1924	Jacksonville, US	monthly high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	18 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1924	Port Townsend, US	monthly high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	18 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1924	Biskra, DZ	daily low max	12.0 C (53.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)

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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1924. 1924 had 203 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	155
10 to 20	4
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1