Weather Records on 24 August 1919

66 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1919. Highest significance: Montgomery Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 24 August 1919

On 24 August 1919, 66 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
10 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 64 daily.
Montgomery Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 47.2 mm (1.9 in) on 24 August 1919.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

66 stations

66 station records on 24 August 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Killalpaninna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warnertown (Willow Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tinda Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mena Murtee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Narridy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Talyealye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wolseley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Leominster	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Wandearah North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie (Valencia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Koolunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Dinby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Cootamundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

66 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 48.

Records on 24 August 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	48
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 64.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

56 broken records

Margins by which the 56 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1919

Top 20 records on 24 August 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1919	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1919	Cherdyn', RU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1919	Stony Mountain, CA	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1919	Gospic, HR	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1919	Jakutsk, RU	daily rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1919	Killalpaninna, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1919	Warnertown (Willow Lodge), AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1919	Oberon (Springbank), AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1919	Georgetown, AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1919	Cape York Post Office, AU	monthly rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1919	Camden 1, US	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1919	Malvern, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1919	Pine Bluff, US	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1919	Crystal Brook, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	6 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1919	Clare (Hill River), AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	18 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1919	Tinda Tank, AU	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	17 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1919	Nyngan (Merryanbone), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	19 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1919	Gnalta, AU	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	36 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1919	Wilcannia (Mena Murtee), AU	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	17 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1919	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	9 years	15 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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1919. 1919 had 66 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 5	37
5 to 10	8
10 to 15	5
15 to 20	5
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1