Weather Records on 24 January 1979

1,436 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1979. Highest significance: Beerburrum Forest Station, AU.

Key Facts for 24 January 1979

On 24 January 1979, 1,436 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 172 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 59 were all-time records, 82 monthly and 1,295 daily.
Beerburrum Forest Station set a daily record precipitation of 196.7 mm (7.7 in) on 24 January 1979.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,436 stations

1,436 station records on 24 January 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beerburrum Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	196.7 mm (7.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
La Harpe	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	284.0 mm (11.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Clinton 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Boyds 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Samsonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	212.4 mm (8.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	299.0 mm (11.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Muscatine	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beerwah Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Topia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	280.4 mm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Nova Floresta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dayboro Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	218.0 mm (8.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belem de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Madawaska	Canada	Record daily snowfall	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Loreto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Loreto (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	213.0 mm (8.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Angicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Le Claire L&D 14	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Parkton 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Labelle	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Platteville	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gluckstadt	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Boston Dam 17	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
General Wayne A Downing Intl A	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glenview NAS	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moline Quad City Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Do Licinio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.7 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,436 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 109, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 469, Heaviest daily snowfall 290, Deepest snow cover 442.

Records on 24 January 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	109
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	469
Heaviest daily snowfall	290
Deepest snow cover	442

Records on 24 January 1979 by timescale: all-time 59, monthly 82, daily 1,295.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,225 broken records

Margins by which the 1,225 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1979

Top 20 records on 24 January 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1979	Beerburrum Forest Station, AU	daily rain	196.7 mm (7.7 in)	153.5 mm (6.0 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1979	La Harpe, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1979	Winamac 2SSE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1979	Palmwoods Post Office, AU	daily rain	284.0 mm (11.2 in)	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1979	Racine Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	81 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1979	Tuscola, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1979	Clinton 2, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	67 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1979	Boyds 2 NW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1979	El Reno 1 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	85 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1979	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1979	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	81 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1979	Williamsburg 1E, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1979	Guanacevi (Smn), MX	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1979	Aledo, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1979	Streator 2SE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1979	Manistique Wwtp, US	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1979	Davenport L&D 15, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1979	Galena, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	79 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1979	Manitowoc, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1979	Caboolture Post Office, AU	daily rain	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	52 years	55 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1979. 1979 had 1,436 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 100	1,058
100 to 200	115
200 to 300	26
300 to 400	18
400 to 500	6
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1