Weather Records on 1 January 2024

370 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 2024. Highest significance: Guiyang, CN.

Key Facts for 1 January 2024

On 1 January 2024, 370 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
209 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 357 daily.
Guiyang set a daily record precipitation of 25.9 mm (1.0 in) on 1 January 2024.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

370 stations

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

Weather records on 1 January 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Guiyang	China	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wooli Beach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.6 mm (5.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chillingham (Limpinwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	307.0 mm (12.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wunburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	251.0 mm (9.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kunghur (the Junction)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brays Creek (Misty Mountain)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	259.0 mm (10.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lillian Rock (Williams Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	273.0 mm (10.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springbrook Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	351.0 mm (13.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Doon Doon (McCabes Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hinze Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	282.0 mm (11.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tabulam (Muirne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ryegate	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Palma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kinnoul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Green Pigeon (Morning View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
The Channon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Urbenville Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Isa Mine	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eurombah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sharjah Inter. Airp	United Arab Emirates	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Cotton West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cotonou	Benin	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Agalega	Mauritius	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laoag	Philippines	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Kingsley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kuching	Malaysia	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tagbilaran	Philippines	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Columbine	South Africa	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mae Sot	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lop Buri	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.7 C (108.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Talagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oakwood (Lochiel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Murwillumbah (Taleswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Murwillumbah (Bray Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Malaga Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burgess Junction	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Logan City Water Treatment	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ylitornio Meltosjarvi	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-23.1 C (-9.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nelaug	Norway	Record snow depth	93.0 cm (36.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dalwallinu Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

370 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 1 January 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 1 January 2024 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 357.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

324 broken records

Margins by which the 324 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 236.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 2024

Top 20 records on 1 January 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 2024	Guiyang, CN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2024	Wooli Beach, AU	daily rain	145.6 mm (5.7 in)	125.3 mm (4.9 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2024	Chillingham (Limpinwood), AU	daily rain	307.0 mm (12.1 in)	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	42 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2024	Wunburra, AU	daily rain	251.0 mm (9.9 in)	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2024	Kunghur (the Junction), AU	daily rain	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2024	Taroom Post Office, AU	daily rain	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	97 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2024	Brays Creek (Misty Mountain), AU	monthly rain	259.0 mm (10.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2024	Lillian Rock (Williams Road), AU	daily rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2024	Moonmera, AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2024	Numinbah, AU	daily rain	273.0 mm (10.7 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2024	Springbrook Road, AU	daily rain	351.0 mm (13.8 in)	236.0 mm (9.3 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2024	Doon Doon (McCabes Road), AU	daily rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2024	Hinze Dam, AU	daily rain	282.0 mm (11.1 in)	221.6 mm (8.7 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2024	Mount McConnell, AU	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2024	Tabulam (Muirne), AU	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2024	Dohne, ZA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2024	Campina Grande, BR	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2024	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	126 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2024	Ryegate, US	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	108 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2024	Canungra Finch Road, AU	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	38 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

1798 to 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2024. 2024 had 370 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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	310
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2