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Weather Records on 24 May 1908

16 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1908. Highest significance: Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE.

Key Facts for 24 May 1908

  • On 24 May 1908, 16 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 16 daily.
  • Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag) set a daily record precipitation of 22.5 mm (0.9 in) on 24 May 1908.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

16 stations
Weather records on 24 May 1908 16 station records on 24 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
16 station records on 24 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 24 May 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)GermanyRecord daily precipitation22.5 mm (0.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
MantovaItalyRecord daily precipitation28.0 mm (1.1 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord low maximum temperature9.6 C (49.3 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord low maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low maximum temperature11.4 C (52.5 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

16 records
Records on 24 May 1908 by type Records set or tied on 24 May 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 0246Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 24 May 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 24 May 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 24 May 1908 by timescale Records on 24 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 16all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 24 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16.
Records on 24 May 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily16

How Much Records Were Beaten By

10 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 May 1908 Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.4. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 1: 41 to 2: 22 to 3: 13 to 4: 14 to 5: 05 to 6: 16 to 7: 07 to 8: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 77 to 8
Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 May 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 14
1 to 22
2 to 31
3 to 41
4 to 50
5 to 61
6 to 70
7 to 81

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1908
Top 16 records on 24 May 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 May 1908Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DEdaily rain22.5 mm (0.9 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)8 years18 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1908Mantova, ITdaily rain28.0 mm (1.1 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)8 years15 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1908Chatham, CAdaily high min13.9 C (57.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)10 years14 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1908Fredericton Unb, CAdaily high min11.1 C (52.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1908Santa Fe, USdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1908Karlsruhe, DEdaily low max9.6 C (49.3 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1908Ladismith (Tnk), ZAdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1908Dalhousie, CAdaily high max23.3 C (73.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)13 years9 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1908Vestervig, DKdaily low max10.0 C (50.0 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)8 years5 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1908Santa Fe, USdaily low max11.1 C (52.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)2 years5 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1908Saint John, CAdaily high max (Tie)23.3 C (73.9 F)tie17 years2 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1908Halifax, CAdaily high max (Tie)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie26 years2 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1908World Trade Ctr, USdaily high max (Tie)29.4 C (84.9 F)tie23 years2 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1908Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily high min (Tie)6.1 C (43.0 F)tie9 years1 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1908Charlottetown, CAdaily high max (Tie)21.7 C (71.1 F)tie14 years1 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1908Nordby (Fano), DKdaily low max (Tie)11.4 C (52.5 F)tie3 years0 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 1908
Records on 05-24 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1908. 1908 had 16 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001794: 11795: 11797: 11817: 11831: 11837: 21838: 11840: 11841: 21844: 11847: 31848: 11864: 11865: 11866: 51867: 71868: 21870: 11877: 21880: 21882: 21884: 21886: 21888: 11889: 31890: 31891: 41892: 11893: 81894: 11895: 11896: 11897: 51898: 41899: 71900: 51901: 71902: 81903: 91904: 141905: 161906: 361907: 151908: 161909: 161910: 341911: 281912: 411913: 301914: 351915: 81916: 191917: 861918: 271919: 251920: 381921: 1391922: 1011923: 1061924: 3341925: 3471926: 2841927: 2211928: 2901929: 1121930: 1731931: 4751932: 2511933: 4771934: 1961935: 4261936: 4321937: 1871938: 4381939: 4981940: 2891941: 4991942: 2451943: 4391944: 7101945: 2261946: 5011947: 4561948: 2501949: 4361950: 6401951: 8811952: 7201953: 1,0051954: 2601955: 8411956: 1,0271957: 5131958: 8251959: 3151960: 4761961: 3011962: 4791963: 7341964: 8521965: 5021966: 3401967: 9041968: 5681969: 4081970: 3291971: 6251972: 4871973: 5331974: 5841975: 8861976: 4111977: 9971978: 7971979: 1,1151980: 9781981: 7581982: 7251983: 1,3321984: 7371985: 6371986: 5731987: 6641988: 6891989: 1,3461990: 9231991: 1,4951992: 1,5621993: 8261994: 8321995: 1,2471996: 1,3671997: 1,0281998: 9311999: 8062000: 1,5492001: 1,3352002: 1,1632003: 1,0112004: 1,2762005: 9672006: 9942007: 1,3492008: 1,1732009: 9702010: 1,6992011: 1,0262012: 9832013: 8602014: 7572015: 5012016: 4082017: 8762018: 5912019: 7422020: 5152021: 5792022: 7072023: 3542024: 9282025: 5421794187018991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1908. 1908 had 16 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-24 in each year
YearRecords
17941
17951
17971
18171
18311
18372
18381
18401
18412
18441
18473
18481
18641
18651
18665
18677
18682
18701
18772
18802
18822
18842
18862
18881
18893
18903
18914
18921
18938
18941
18951
18961
18975
18984
18997
19005
19017
19028
19039
190414
190516
190636
190715
190816
190916
191034
191128
191241
191330
191435
19158
191619
191786
191827
191925
192038
1921139
1922101
1923106
1924334
1925347
1926284
1927221
1928290
1929112
1930173
1931475
1932251
1933477
1934196
1935426
1936432
1937187
1938438
1939498
1940289
1941499
1942245
1943439
1944710
1945226
1946501
1947456
1948250
1949436
1950640
1951881
1952720
19531,005
1954260
1955841
19561,027
1957513
1958825
1959315
1960476
1961301
1962479
1963734
1964852
1965502
1966340
1967904
1968568
1969408
1970329
1971625
1972487
1973533
1974584
1975886
1976411
1977997
1978797
19791,115
1980978
1981758
1982725
19831,332
1984737
1985637
1986573
1987664
1988689
19891,346
1990923
19911,495
19921,562
1993826
1994832
19951,247
19961,367
19971,028
1998931
1999806
20001,549
20011,335
20021,163
20031,011
20041,276
2005967
2006994
20071,349
20081,173
2009970
20101,699
20111,026
2012983
2013860
2014757
2015501
2016408
2017876
2018591
2019742
2020515
2021579
2022707
2023354
2024928
2025542

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).