Weather Records on 24 April 1924

155 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1924. Highest significance: Darwin Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 24 April 1924

On 24 April 1924, 155 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 150 daily.
Darwin Post Office set a daily record low minimum temperature of 20.1 C (68.2 F) on 24 April 1924.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

155 stations

155 station records on 24 April 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

155 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 16.

Records on 24 April 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	16
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 April 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 150.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

111 broken records

Margins by which the 111 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1924

Top 20 records on 24 April 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1924	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily low min	20.1 C (68.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1924	Genoa 2 W, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1924	Pendleton Dwtn, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	17 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1924	Weston 2 SE, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	17 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1924	Howard, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1924	Kamloops, CA	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1924	Joseph, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	11 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1924	Claremont Pomona Clg, US	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1924	San Diego Wbo, US	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1924	Cape Norman, CA	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1924	Galway, IE	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1924	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily low min	1.9 C (35.4 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1924	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1924	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily low max	1.0 C (33.8 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1924	Banff, CA	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1924	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily low min	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	35 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1924	Fairmont, US	monthly high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	13 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1924	Lexington, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1924	Barkerville, CA	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	11 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1924	Sveg, SE	daily low min	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	35 years	17 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

1799 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1924. 1924 had 155 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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	73
2 to 4	26
4 to 6	7
6 to 8	1
8 to 10	2
10 to 12	1
12 to 14	1