Weather Records on 24 May 1896
1 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1896. Highest significance: Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU.
Key Facts for 24 May 1896
- On 24 May 1896, 1 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 0 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 0 daily.
- Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio set a monthly record daily precipitation of 128.3 mm (5.1 in) on 24 May 1896.
- Across 160 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.
Record Map
1 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 128.3 mm (5.1 in) | 27 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
1 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 0 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 0 |
| Highest daily minimum | 0 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 0 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 1 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 0 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 1 |
| daily | 0 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
1 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 3 | 0 |
| 3 to 5 | 0 |
| 5 to 8 | 0 |
| 8 to 10 | 0 |
| 10 to 13 | 0 |
| 13 to 15 | 0 |
| 15 to 18 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
24 May 1896| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 1896 | Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU | monthly rain | 128.3 mm (5.1 in) | 16.5 mm (0.6 in) | 19 years | 27 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
1794 to 1896| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1794 | 1 |
| 1795 | 1 |
| 1797 | 1 |
| 1817 | 1 |
| 1831 | 1 |
| 1837 | 2 |
| 1838 | 1 |
| 1840 | 1 |
| 1841 | 2 |
| 1844 | 1 |
| 1847 | 3 |
| 1848 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1866 | 5 |
| 1867 | 7 |
| 1868 | 2 |
| 1870 | 1 |
| 1877 | 2 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1884 | 2 |
| 1886 | 2 |
| 1888 | 1 |
| 1889 | 3 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 4 |
| 1892 | 1 |
| 1893 | 8 |
| 1894 | 1 |
| 1895 | 1 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 5 |
| 1898 | 4 |
| 1899 | 7 |
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1901 | 7 |
| 1902 | 8 |
| 1903 | 9 |
| 1904 | 14 |
| 1905 | 16 |
| 1906 | 36 |
| 1907 | 15 |
| 1908 | 16 |
| 1909 | 16 |
| 1910 | 34 |
| 1911 | 28 |
| 1912 | 41 |
| 1913 | 30 |
| 1914 | 35 |
| 1915 | 8 |
| 1916 | 19 |
| 1917 | 86 |
| 1918 | 27 |
| 1919 | 25 |
| 1920 | 38 |
| 1921 | 139 |
| 1922 | 101 |
| 1923 | 106 |
| 1924 | 334 |
| 1925 | 347 |
| 1926 | 284 |
| 1927 | 221 |
| 1928 | 290 |
| 1929 | 112 |
| 1930 | 173 |
| 1931 | 475 |
| 1932 | 251 |
| 1933 | 477 |
| 1934 | 196 |
| 1935 | 426 |
| 1936 | 432 |
| 1937 | 187 |
| 1938 | 438 |
| 1939 | 498 |
| 1940 | 289 |
| 1941 | 499 |
| 1942 | 245 |
| 1943 | 439 |
| 1944 | 710 |
| 1945 | 226 |
| 1946 | 501 |
| 1947 | 456 |
| 1948 | 250 |
| 1949 | 436 |
| 1950 | 640 |
| 1951 | 881 |
| 1952 | 720 |
| 1953 | 1,005 |
| 1954 | 260 |
| 1955 | 841 |
| 1956 | 1,027 |
| 1957 | 513 |
| 1958 | 825 |
| 1959 | 315 |
| 1960 | 476 |
| 1961 | 301 |
| 1962 | 479 |
| 1963 | 734 |
| 1964 | 852 |
| 1965 | 502 |
| 1966 | 340 |
| 1967 | 904 |
| 1968 | 568 |
| 1969 | 408 |
| 1970 | 329 |
| 1971 | 625 |
| 1972 | 487 |
| 1973 | 533 |
| 1974 | 584 |
| 1975 | 886 |
| 1976 | 411 |
| 1977 | 997 |
| 1978 | 797 |
| 1979 | 1,115 |
| 1980 | 978 |
| 1981 | 758 |
| 1982 | 725 |
| 1983 | 1,332 |
| 1984 | 737 |
| 1985 | 637 |
| 1986 | 573 |
| 1987 | 664 |
| 1988 | 689 |
| 1989 | 1,346 |
| 1990 | 923 |
| 1991 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 1,562 |
| 1993 | 826 |
| 1994 | 832 |
| 1995 | 1,247 |
| 1996 | 1,367 |
| 1997 | 1,028 |
| 1998 | 931 |
| 1999 | 806 |
| 2000 | 1,549 |
| 2001 | 1,335 |
| 2002 | 1,163 |
| 2003 | 1,011 |
| 2004 | 1,276 |
| 2005 | 967 |
| 2006 | 994 |
| 2007 | 1,349 |
| 2008 | 1,173 |
| 2009 | 970 |
| 2010 | 1,699 |
| 2011 | 1,026 |
| 2012 | 983 |
| 2013 | 860 |
| 2014 | 757 |
| 2015 | 501 |
| 2016 | 408 |
| 2017 | 876 |
| 2018 | 591 |
| 2019 | 742 |
| 2020 | 515 |
| 2021 | 579 |
| 2022 | 707 |
| 2023 | 354 |
| 2024 | 928 |
| 2025 | 542 |
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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).