Weather Records on 18 May 1924

92 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 May 1924. Highest significance: Rutherglen, CA.

Key Facts for 18 May 1924

On 18 May 1924, 92 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 90 daily.
Rutherglen set a monthly record daily precipitation of 65.5 mm (2.6 in) on 18 May 1924.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

92 stations

92 station records on 18 May 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 May 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Minto	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

92 records

Records set or tied on 18 May 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 22, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 18 May 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	22
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 May 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 90.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

63 broken records

Margins by which the 63 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 May 1924

Top 20 records on 18 May 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 May 1924	Rutherglen, CA	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1924	Southampton, CA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1924	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1924	Redding Fire STN 2, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1924	Lakeside, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1924	Lakeside, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1924	Tallinn, EE	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1924	S Bend AP, US	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1924	Austin #2, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1924	Port Arthur, CA	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1924	Chita, RU	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1924	Austin, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1924	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	22 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1924	Tomsk, RU	daily rain	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	18 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1924	Escondido, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1924	Columbia Falls 5 SW, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1924	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	39 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1924	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	36 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1924	Sterkstroom (Pol), ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	36 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1924	Gardiner, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	27 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

1796 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1924. 1924 had 92 records.

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

Records on 05-18 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1798	1
1802	2
1832	1
1833	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1859	1
1861	2
1863	3
1864	1
1866	2
1868	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1874	2
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	4
1889	2
1891	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	5
1896	2
1897	2
1898	1
1899	1
1900	13
1901	6
1902	9
1903	7
1904	11
1905	2
1906	24
1907	18
1908	5
1909	12
1910	50
1911	64
1912	5
1913	11
1914	45
1915	55
1916	74
1917	30
1918	42
1919	30
1920	26
1921	41
1922	33
1923	61
1924	92
1925	220
1926	133
1927	180
1928	160
1929	193
1930	475
1931	191
1932	460
1933	380
1934	390
1935	400
1936	282
1937	348
1938	382
1939	169
1940	315
1941	334
1942	421
1943	744
1944	496
1945	706
1946	651
1947	231
1948	426
1949	597
1950	473
1951	279
1952	493
1953	393
1954	498
1955	848
1956	795
1957	595
1958	334
1959	435
1960	404
1961	187
1962	1,199
1963	477
1964	329
1965	345
1966	438
1967	410
1968	817
1969	865
1970	703
1971	666
1972	499
1973	1,233
1974	1,097
1975	383
1976	733
1977	1,126
1978	1,090
1979	399
1980	614
1981	1,218
1982	452
1983	1,093
1984	717
1985	498
1986	1,131
1987	823
1988	1,154
1989	721
1990	753
1991	1,218
1992	921
1993	707
1994	1,015
1995	1,849
1996	1,767
1997	1,115
1998	1,060
1999	584
2000	922
2001	898
2002	1,833
2003	1,270
2004	847
2005	630
2006	1,493
2007	1,133
2008	999
2009	1,368
2010	894
2011	1,406
2012	523
2013	816
2014	609
2015	785
2016	597
2017	1,855
2018	557
2019	810
2020	706
2021	418
2022	711
2023	554
2024	551
2025	619
2026	1,131

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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	55
5 to 10	4
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	1