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Weather Records on 24 August 1901

6 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1901. Highest significance: Middletown 4 W, US.

Key Facts for 24 August 1901

  • On 24 August 1901, 6 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 5 daily.
  • Middletown 4 W set a monthly record daily precipitation of 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 24 August 1901.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

6 stations
Weather records on 24 August 1901 6 station records on 24 August 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
6 station records on 24 August 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 24 August 1901: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation109.2 mm (4.3 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma Lambie StreetAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature35.4 C (95.7 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

6 records
Records on 24 August 1901 by type Records set or tied on 24 August 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 01234Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 24 August 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 24 August 1901 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 24 August 1901 by timescale Records on 24 August 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 5. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 5all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 24 August 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 5.
Records on 24 August 1901 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily5

How Much Records Were Beaten By

6 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 August 1901 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 10.6. Ties are not counted. 011220 to 2: 22 to 4: 04 to 6: 06 to 8: 28 to 10: 010 to 12: 20 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
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 10.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 August 1901
MarginRecords
0 to 22
2 to 40
4 to 60
6 to 82
8 to 100
10 to 122

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1901
Top 6 records on 24 August 1901 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 August 1901Middletown 4 W, USmonthly rain109.2 mm (4.3 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)16 years21 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1901Cape Borda Comparison, AUdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1901Cooma Lambie Street, AUdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1901Swan Hill (Murray Downs), AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)10.6 mm (0.4 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1901Hambantota, LKdaily high max35.4 C (95.7 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)31 years17 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1901Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily low min5.6 C (42.1 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)21 years10 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

1802 to 1901
Records on 08-24 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1901. 1901 had 6 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001802: 11807: 11816: 11817: 21818: 11824: 11836: 11838: 11839: 11845: 11848: 11853: 11855: 21859: 11864: 11869: 11870: 11876: 11877: 11878: 21879: 11880: 21881: 11882: 11885: 31886: 21889: 31890: 21891: 51892: 41893: 21894: 21895: 51897: 11898: 51899: 71900: 91901: 61902: 61903: 131904: 81905: 101906: 221907: 201908: 181909: 361910: 221911: 411912: 371913: 171914: 241915: 1821916: 331917: 511918: 791919: 661920: 5681921: 521922: 981923: 1671924: 1531925: 1771926: 1331927: 3381928: 2881929: 2501930: 2401931: 3121932: 2181933: 3051934: 6171935: 3051936: 9371937: 3901938: 4831939: 2711940: 7061941: 2631942: 5491943: 4961944: 5561945: 4041946: 4251947: 8211948: 7941949: 2601950: 3781951: 4591952: 5281953: 4791954: 6311955: 4261956: 3641957: 6861958: 5471959: 5551960: 5491961: 5021962: 4131963: 5051964: 6701965: 4611966: 7071967: 5361968: 1,0391969: 7341970: 6221971: 5861972: 5871973: 5721974: 4811975: 7221976: 4931977: 8421978: 5881979: 4751980: 6691981: 5791982: 9321983: 9151984: 6001985: 8921986: 7261987: 1,2131988: 1,0931989: 9441990: 6541991: 5991992: 1,7241993: 9871994: 6181995: 1,1111996: 1,2751997: 1,8721998: 1,1131999: 9052000: 8302001: 8722002: 1,1142003: 1,8482004: 9792005: 7182006: 8592007: 1,5302008: 9542009: 1,0852010: 1,2782011: 1,4792012: 6472013: 3952014: 8322015: 8862016: 9062017: 3982018: 4422019: 4162020: 1,0552021: 7882022: 7952023: 1,4372024: 1,3382025: 1,0842026: 6181802187618981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1901. 1901 had 6 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-24 in each year
YearRecords
18021
18071
18161
18172
18181
18241
18361
18381
18391
18451
18481
18531
18552
18591
18641
18691
18701
18761
18771
18782
18791
18802
18811
18821
18853
18862
18893
18902
18915
18924
18932
18942
18955
18971
18985
18997
19009
19016
19026
190313
19048
190510
190622
190720
190818
190936
191022
191141
191237
191317
191424
1915182
191633
191751
191879
191966
1920568
192152
192298
1923167
1924153
1925177
1926133
1927338
1928288
1929250
1930240
1931312
1932218
1933305
1934617
1935305
1936937
1937390
1938483
1939271
1940706
1941263
1942549
1943496
1944556
1945404
1946425
1947821
1948794
1949260
1950378
1951459
1952528
1953479
1954631
1955426
1956364
1957686
1958547
1959555
1960549
1961502
1962413
1963505
1964670
1965461
1966707
1967536
19681,039
1969734
1970622
1971586
1972587
1973572
1974481
1975722
1976493
1977842
1978588
1979475
1980669
1981579
1982932
1983915
1984600
1985892
1986726
19871,213
19881,093
1989944
1990654
1991599
19921,724
1993987
1994618
19951,111
19961,275
19971,872
19981,113
1999905
2000830
2001872
20021,114
20031,848
2004979
2005718
2006859
20071,530
2008954
20091,085
20101,278
20111,479
2012647
2013395
2014832
2015886
2016906
2017398
2018442
2019416
20201,055
2021788
2022795
20231,437
20241,338
20251,084
2026618

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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).