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Weather Records on 24 May 1909

16 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1909. Highest significance: Yarmouth, CA.

Key Facts for 24 May 1909

  • On 24 May 1909, 16 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 16 daily.
  • Yarmouth set a daily record precipitation of 21.3 mm (0.8 in) on 24 May 1909.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

16 stations
Weather records on 24 May 1909 16 station records on 24 May 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
16 station records on 24 May 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 24 May 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
YarmouthCanadaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SpringbokSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord daily precipitation36.6 mm (1.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord high maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord high minimum temperature19.0 C (66.2 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)GermanyRecord high minimum temperature13.5 C (56.3 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
SteynsburgSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature14.5 C (58.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord high minimum temperature16.9 C (62.4 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

16 records
Records on 24 May 1909 by type Records set or tied on 24 May 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 5. 02468Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 7Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 24 May 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 5.
Records on 24 May 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum7
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 24 May 1909 by timescale Records on 24 May 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 16all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 24 May 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16.
Records on 24 May 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily16

How Much Records Were Beaten By

15 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 May 1909 Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.2. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 2: 82 to 4: 44 to 6: 16 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 12: 112 to 14: 014 to 16: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 1414 to 16
Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 May 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 28
2 to 44
4 to 61
6 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 121
12 to 140
14 to 161

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1909
Top 16 records on 24 May 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 May 1909Yarmouth, CAdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1909Springbok, ZAdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1909Sydney, CAdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1909St John's, CAdaily rain36.6 mm (1.4 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1909Munchen-Nymphenburg, DEdaily high min14.0 C (57.2 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1909Truro, CAdaily low max7.2 C (45.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1909Karlsruhe, DEdaily high max27.2 C (81.0 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1909Riva, ITdaily high min19.0 C (66.2 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1909Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DEdaily high min13.5 C (56.3 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1909Steynsburg, ZAdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)14 years10 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1909Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily low min1.7 C (35.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)15 years10 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1909Winnemucca AP, USdaily low min-2.2 C (28.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)10 years10 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1909Hohenpeissenberg, DEdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)2 years8 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1909Nurnberg, DEdaily high min14.5 C (58.1 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)15 years7 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1909Wien, ATdaily high min (Tie)16.9 C (62.4 F)tie40 years4 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1909Salzburg, ATdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)2 years3 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 1909
Records on 05-24 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1909. 1909 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: 8612014: 7572015: 5012016: 4082017: 8762018: 5952019: 7502020: 5172021: 5832022: 7092023: 3532024: 9302025: 5422026: 8771794187018991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1909. 1909 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
2013861
2014757
2015501
2016408
2017876
2018595
2019750
2020517
2021583
2022709
2023353
2024930
2025542
2026877

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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).