Weather Records on 24 August 1924

153 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1924. Highest significance: Paris Stp, US.

Key Facts for 24 August 1924

On 24 August 1924, 153 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
90 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 147 daily.
Paris Stp set a daily record precipitation of 59.4 mm (2.3 in) on 24 August 1924.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

153 stations

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

Weather records on 24 August 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gudgenby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Merino (Glenorchy Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ediacara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pyramid Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Macarthur (Glenhuntly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Colac Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

153 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 58.

Records on 24 August 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	58
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1924 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 147.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

118 broken records

Margins by which the 118 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1924

Top 20 records on 24 August 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1924	Paris Stp, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1924	Bloomington Normal, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1924	Monmouth, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1924	Gudgenby, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1924	Biloxi, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	19 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1924	Cobar Post Office, AU	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1924	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	27.3 C (81.1 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1924	Gorki, BY	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1924	Greensboro, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1924	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high min	11.6 C (52.9 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1924	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	monthly high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1924	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	monthly high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	13 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1924	Merino (Glenorchy Estate), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	4 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1924	Indianola 1SW, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1924	Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead), AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1924	Ediacara, AU	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1924	Berrybank, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	3 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1924	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1924	Bay Saint Louis, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1924	Halls Gap, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	18 years	19 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1924. 1924 had 153 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	105
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	2