Weather Records on 24 January 1989

673 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1989. Highest significance: Camp Crook, US.

Key Facts for 24 January 1989

On 24 January 1989, 673 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
329 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 652 daily.
Camp Crook set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 24 January 1989.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

673 stations

673 station records on 24 January 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kalamare	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eurombah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chimoio	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bodoe VI	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Broadview	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ralph 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grant 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haxby 18 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wells	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middle Dam	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amidon	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harding 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Durrandella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greybull	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hinckley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

673 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 189, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 24 January 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	189
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 24 January 1989 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 652.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

553 broken records

Margins by which the 553 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1989

Top 20 records on 24 January 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1989	Camp Crook, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	93 years	77 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1989	Bowman, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1989	Kalamare, BW	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1989	Eurombah, AU	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1989	Chimoio, MZ	daily rain	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1989	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1989	Moroni, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1989	Glendive, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	95 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1989	Hettinger, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1989	Adin Rs, US	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	93 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1989	Steigen, NO	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1989	Roundup, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1989	Adin Rs, US	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	93 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1989	Chaco Canyon Natl Mon, US	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1989	Redig 11 NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1989	Basin, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1989	Bodoe VI, NO	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1989	Broadview, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1989	Karlshamn, SE	daily high min	4.5 C (40.1 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	106 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1989	Vastervik, SE	daily high max	9.5 C (49.1 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	106 years	42 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1989. 1989 had 673 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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Data for records on 1989-01-24: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	518
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1