Weather Records on 24 May 1924

334 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1924. Highest significance: Stratford, CA.

Key Facts for 24 May 1924

On 24 May 1924, 334 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 228 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 334 daily.
Stratford set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 24 May 1924.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

334 stations

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

Weather records on 24 May 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cadia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wandin (Yallock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bonaparte 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

334 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 129, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 24 May 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	129
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 May 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 334.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

289 broken records

Margins by which the 289 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1924

Top 20 records on 24 May 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1924	Stratford, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1924	Hermann, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1924	Blayney Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1924	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1924	Grafton, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1924	Orange 3, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1924	Southampton, CA	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1924	St Charles Elm Pt, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1924	Aberdeen, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1924	Conception, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1924	Franklin, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1924	Oelrichs, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	19 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1924	Paris Stp, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1924	Warrenton 1 N, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1924	Svenska Hogarna, SE	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1924	Bjuraker, SE	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1924	Barkerville, CA	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1924	Gronbaek-Allingskovgard, DK	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1924	Lund, SE	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1924	Howell Wwtp, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	20 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

1794 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1924. 1924 had 334 records.

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

Records on 05-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1797	1
1817	1
1831	1
1837	2
1838	1
1840	1
1841	2
1844	1
1847	3
1848	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	5
1867	7
1868	2
1870	1
1877	2
1880	2
1882	2
1884	2
1886	2
1888	1
1889	3
1890	3
1891	4
1892	1
1893	8
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	4
1899	7
1900	5
1901	7
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	16
1906	36
1907	15
1908	16
1909	16
1910	34
1911	28
1912	41
1913	30
1914	35
1915	8
1916	19
1917	86
1918	27
1919	25
1920	38
1921	139
1922	101
1923	106
1924	334
1925	347
1926	284
1927	221
1928	290
1929	112
1930	173
1931	475
1932	251
1933	477
1934	196
1935	426
1936	432
1937	187
1938	438
1939	498
1940	289
1941	499
1942	245
1943	439
1944	710
1945	226
1946	501
1947	456
1948	250
1949	436
1950	640
1951	881
1952	720
1953	1,005
1954	260
1955	841
1956	1,027
1957	513
1958	825
1959	315
1960	476
1961	301
1962	479
1963	734
1964	852
1965	502
1966	340
1967	904
1968	568
1969	408
1970	329
1971	625
1972	487
1973	533
1974	584
1975	886
1976	411
1977	997
1978	797
1979	1,115
1980	978
1981	758
1982	725
1983	1,332
1984	737
1985	637
1986	573
1987	664
1988	689
1989	1,346
1990	923
1991	1,495
1992	1,562
1993	826
1994	832
1995	1,247
1996	1,367
1997	1,028
1998	931
1999	806
2000	1,549
2001	1,335
2002	1,163
2003	1,011
2004	1,276
2005	967
2006	994
2007	1,349
2008	1,173
2009	970
2010	1,699
2011	1,026
2012	983
2013	861
2014	757
2015	501
2016	408
2017	876
2018	595
2019	750
2020	517
2021	583
2022	709
2023	353
2024	930
2025	542
2026	877

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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	240
5 to 10	32
10 to 15	6
15 to 20	6
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	1