Weather Records on 24 August 1917

51 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1917. Highest significance: Pointe Au Pere, CA.

Key Facts for 24 August 1917

On 24 August 1917, 51 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 49 daily.
Pointe Au Pere set an all-time record high minimum temperature of 17.8 C (64.0 F) on 24 August 1917.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

51 stations

51 station records on 24 August 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Maccue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Cundare South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

51 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 20.

Records on 24 August 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	20
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1917 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 49.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

40 broken records

Margins by which the 40 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1917

Top 20 records on 24 August 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1917	Pointe Au Pere, CA	all-time high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1917	Kola-In-Murman, RU	daily rain	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1917	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1917	Jamestown, AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1917	Ottawa, CA	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1917	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	monthly low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1917	Maccue, CA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1917	Jokkmokk, SE	daily high max	21.0 C (69.8 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1917	Peterborough, CA	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1917	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	37 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1917	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	38 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1917	Varberg, SE	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	35 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1917	Madison Wb City, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1917	Quebec, CA	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	16 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1917	Yarmouth, CA	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	25 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1917	Yarmouth, CA	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	17 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1917	Halmstad, SE	daily high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	24 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1917	Maseskar, SE	daily rain	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	12 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1917	Walsingham 1, ZA	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	25 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1917	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily high max	21.5 C (70.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	32 years	12 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 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1917. 1917 had 51 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 2	29
2 to 4	4
4 to 6	2
6 to 8	1
8 to 10	0
10 to 12	2
12 to 14	1
14 to 16	1