Weather Records on 24 August 1911

41 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1911. Highest significance: Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU.

Key Facts for 24 August 1911

On 24 August 1911, 41 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 41 daily.
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio set a daily record precipitation of 74.7 mm (2.9 in) on 24 August 1911.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

41 stations

41 station records on 24 August 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kinchega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bedooba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Belltrees 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dartmouth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Culpotaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Paika	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Eremeran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Coombie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Avoca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Dunlop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

41 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1911 by type: Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 33.

Records on 24 August 1911 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	33
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 41.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

38 broken records

Margins by which the 38 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1911

Top 20 records on 24 August 1911 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1911	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1911	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1911	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1911	Port Stanley, CA	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1911	Maitland West, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1911	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1911	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1911	Kinchega, AU	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1911	Coan Downs, AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	19 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1911	Bedooba, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1911	Belltrees 1, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1911	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	11 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1911	Pooncarie (Tarcoola), AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	10 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1911	Woodstock, CA	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	25 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1911	Hatfield (Clare), AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	10 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1911	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily high min	9.6 C (49.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	36 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1911	Mortlake, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	18 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1911	Dartmouth, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	11 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1911	Brantford, CA	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	20 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1911	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	12 years	13 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 1911

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1911. 1911 had 41 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	29
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1