Weather Records on 22 January 2024

940 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 2024. Highest significance: Niland, US.

Key Facts for 22 January 2024

On 22 January 2024, 940 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
531 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 920 daily.
Niland set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 22 January 2024.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

940 stations

940 station records on 22 January 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Niland	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Jalapa Ver.	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mathis 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cheb	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Princeton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sendai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Calliham	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
El Centro Naf	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Benavides #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Poway Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Speaks 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McCook	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
N Is NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gresham 3W	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Robstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers 9 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bessaker	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Choke Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk Karl Stefan Mem AP	United States	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carson Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Freer	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Desert Resorts Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sophie Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pingliang	China	Record low minimum temperature	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barbourville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sauda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-35.8 C (-32.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shasta Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

940 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 171, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 360, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 247, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 66.

Records on 22 January 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	171
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	360
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	247
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	66

Records on 22 January 2024 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 17, daily 920.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

784 broken records

Margins by which the 784 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

22 January 2024

Top 20 records on 22 January 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 2024	Niland, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2024	Jalapa Ver., MX	monthly rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2024	Chico UNIV Farm, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	69 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2024	Mathis 4 SSW, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2024	Cheb, CZ	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2024	Daylesford, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	98 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2024	Princeton, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	121 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2024	Imperial, US	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	119 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2024	Ruby Plains, AU	daily rain	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2024	Sendai, JP	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2024	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	123 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2024	Allerton, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	108 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2024	Calliham, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2024	El Centro Naf, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2024	Benavides #2, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2024	Pella 1S, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	112 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2024	Poway Valley, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	114 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2024	Speaks 2, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2024	Victoria Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2024	Knoxville Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	8 years	47 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

1795 to 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2024. 2024 had 940 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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	745
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1