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Weather Records on 24 April 1899

6 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1899. Highest significance: Melbourne Regional Office, AU.

Key Facts for 24 April 1899

  • On 24 April 1899, 6 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 6 daily.
  • Melbourne Regional Office set a daily record precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 24 April 1899.
  • Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

6 stations
Weather records on 24 April 1899 6 station records on 24 April 1899 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
6 station records on 24 April 1899 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 24 April 1899: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.0 mm (1.3 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high minimum temperature9.8 C (49.6 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
RoermondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

6 records
Records on 24 April 1899 by type Records set or tied on 24 April 1899 by type: Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 01234Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 24 April 1899 by type: Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 24 April 1899 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 24 April 1899 by timescale Records on 24 April 1899 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 6. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 6all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 24 April 1899 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 6.
Records on 24 April 1899 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily6

How Much Records Were Beaten By

6 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 April 1899 Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.3. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 5: 45 to 10: 110 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 April 1899
MarginRecords
0 to 54
5 to 101
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1899
Top 6 records on 24 April 1899 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 April 1899Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)24.3 mm (1.0 in)28 years41 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1899Armagh, GBdaily high min10.6 C (51.1 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)40 years23 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1899Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high min9.8 C (49.6 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)28 years16 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1899Swan Hill (Murray Downs), AUdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1899Roermond, NLdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1899Jerilderie (Yanko Station), AUdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)9 years7 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

1799 to 1899
Records on 04-24 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1899. 1899 had 6 records. 01,0002,0003,0001799: 11805: 11806: 11807: 11809: 11812: 21815: 11817: 11838: 11839: 11842: 11843: 11852: 31854: 41855: 21857: 31861: 11865: 11866: 11868: 11869: 11872: 21874: 21875: 41876: 11878: 21880: 11881: 21883: 31884: 11885: 11886: 41887: 11888: 31889: 11890: 11892: 21893: 31894: 21895: 31897: 21898: 41899: 61900: 11901: 101902: 31903: 221904: 91905: 161906: 251907: 121908: 211909: 251910: 461911: 191912: 111913: 391914: 151915: 541916: 241917: 461918: 1121919: 881920: 511921: 341922: 561923: 971924: 1551925: 4651926: 3531927: 3521928: 3191929: 1501930: 6591931: 3661932: 2181933: 2241934: 2971935: 2221936: 1881937: 5671938: 1911939: 5571940: 5011941: 2621942: 6141943: 5771944: 5711945: 4141946: 4871947: 2611948: 5011949: 3631950: 6351951: 3511952: 5071953: 3901954: 5471955: 6701956: 6421957: 6311958: 6931959: 4141960: 1,2831961: 1,1491962: 6691963: 3611964: 4981965: 4731966: 5391967: 1,1761968: 8971969: 5471970: 9631971: 7701972: 3981973: 3941974: 7081975: 6281976: 5231977: 1,0351978: 3891979: 6641980: 1,1571981: 1,1041982: 8621983: 1,3441984: 7451985: 7441986: 1,0091987: 7751988: 7561989: 1,7761990: 1,2081991: 6051992: 6691993: 1,0151994: 8621995: 1,6091996: 1,2731997: 1,2271998: 1,0851999: 1,1482000: 1,1102001: 1,1462002: 1,0522003: 8512004: 7742005: 1,7472006: 8442007: 1,1562008: 7992009: 1,0562010: 7532011: 1,0182012: 2,0242013: 1,5722014: 4942015: 5662016: 4802017: 7472018: 7402019: 8632020: 5442021: 4712022: 5962023: 7452024: 3872025: 4332026: 5711799186518891908192519421959197619932010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1899. 1899 had 6 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-24 in each year
YearRecords
17991
18051
18061
18071
18091
18122
18151
18171
18381
18391
18421
18431
18523
18544
18552
18573
18611
18651
18661
18681
18691
18722
18742
18754
18761
18782
18801
18812
18833
18841
18851
18864
18871
18883
18891
18901
18922
18933
18942
18953
18972
18984
18996
19001
190110
19023
190322
19049
190516
190625
190712
190821
190925
191046
191119
191211
191339
191415
191554
191624
191746
1918112
191988
192051
192134
192256
192397
1924155
1925465
1926353
1927352
1928319
1929150
1930659
1931366
1932218
1933224
1934297
1935222
1936188
1937567
1938191
1939557
1940501
1941262
1942614
1943577
1944571
1945414
1946487
1947261
1948501
1949363
1950635
1951351
1952507
1953390
1954547
1955670
1956642
1957631
1958693
1959414
19601,283
19611,149
1962669
1963361
1964498
1965473
1966539
19671,176
1968897
1969547
1970963
1971770
1972398
1973394
1974708
1975628
1976523
19771,035
1978389
1979664
19801,157
19811,104
1982862
19831,344
1984745
1985744
19861,009
1987775
1988756
19891,776
19901,208
1991605
1992669
19931,015
1994862
19951,609
19961,273
19971,227
19981,085
19991,148
20001,110
20011,146
20021,052
2003851
2004774
20051,747
2006844
20071,156
2008799
20091,056
2010753
20111,018
20122,024
20131,572
2014494
2015566
2016480
2017747
2018740
2019863
2020544
2021471
2022596
2023745
2024387
2025433
2026571

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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 (2026-10-15).