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Weather Records on 24 August 1909

36 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1909. Highest significance: Groningen-1, NL.

Key Facts for 24 August 1909

  • On 24 August 1909, 36 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 10 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 35 daily.
  • Groningen-1 set a daily record precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 24 August 1909.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

36 stations
Weather records on 24 August 1909 36 station records on 24 August 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
36 station records on 24 August 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 24 August 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Groningen-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
ScheveningenNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation54.3 mm (2.1 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HoofddorpNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation42.6 mm (1.7 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation20.9 mm (0.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Butherwah)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
WinbarAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature11.9 C (53.4 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Narre Warren North (Narre WarrAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Yan YeanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature5.8 C (42.4 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
HelmondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.5 mm (0.06 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Round HillAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord low minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
WarburtonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
BlackwoodAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Werribee (Wyndham)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

36 records
Records on 24 August 1909 by type Records set or tied on 24 August 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 23. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 8Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 23Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 24 August 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 23.
Records on 24 August 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum8
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall23
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 24 August 1909 by timescale Records on 24 August 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 35. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 35all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 24 August 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 35.
Records on 24 August 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily35

How Much Records Were Beaten By

32 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 August 1909 Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 2: 172 to 4: 34 to 6: 66 to 8: 28 to 10: 110 to 12: 30 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 August 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 217
2 to 43
4 to 66
6 to 82
8 to 101
10 to 123

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1909
Top 20 records on 24 August 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 August 1909Groningen-1, NLdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)50 years34 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1909Scheveningen, NLmonthly rain54.3 mm (2.1 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)18 years23 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1909Vestervig, DKdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1909Sunbury (Salesian College ), AUdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)11.0 mm (0.4 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1909Brisbane Regional Office, AUdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)47 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1909Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1909Hoofddorp, NLdaily rain42.6 mm (1.7 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)19 years19 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1909Tenterfield (Federation Park), AUdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)35 years18 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1909Nordby (Fano), DKdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)3 years18 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1909Putten (Gld), NLdaily rain20.9 mm (0.8 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)12 years18 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1909Urana (Butherwah), AUdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)29 years16 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1909Winbar, AUdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1909Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low max11.9 C (53.4 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1909Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AUdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1909Yan Yean, AUdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)2 years13 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1909Bamberg, DEdaily low min5.8 C (42.4 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1909Helmond, NLdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)7 years13 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1909Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi), AUdaily rain1.5 mm (0.06 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1909Round Hill, AUdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1909Karlsruhe, DEdaily low min8.3 C (46.9 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)21 years11 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 1909
Records on 08-24 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1909. 1909 had 36 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 1909. 1909 had 36 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).