Weather Records on 24 August 1920

568 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1920. Highest significance: Kinchega, AU.

Key Facts for 24 August 1920

On 24 August 1920, 568 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 528 daily.
Kinchega set a monthly record daily precipitation of 51.1 mm (2.0 in) on 24 August 1920.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

568 stations

568 station records on 24 August 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kinchega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rokewood (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kyneton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tarnagulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Marmal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brewongle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ooma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bacchus Marsh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawalla South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tatura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Myrniong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hope (Cypress Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kyabram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neds Corner Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Renmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Euabolong (Brotherony)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Conoble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burrundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nagambie Cba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mundallio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wargam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Budgerum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Corrong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charlton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

568 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 546.

Records on 24 August 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	546
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 40, daily 528.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

558 broken records

Margins by which the 558 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1920

Top 20 records on 24 August 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1920	Kinchega, AU	monthly rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1920	Rokewood (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1920	Hastings Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1920	Kyneton Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1920	Echuca Aerodrome, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1920	Canary Island South, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1920	Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1920	Maldon (Derby Hill), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1920	Condobolin (Borambil Park), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1920	Wellwood, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1920	Hawker (Warcowie), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1920	Tarnagulla, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1920	Lake Marmal, AU	monthly rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1920	Blinman, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1920	Brewongle, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1920	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1920	Dunolly, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1920	Quorn (Depot Flat), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1920	Cradock, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1920	Ooma, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)

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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1920. 1920 had 568 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	311
10 to 20	175
20 to 30	65
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2