Weather Records on 24 May 1926

284 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1926. Highest significance: Galway, IE.

Key Facts for 24 May 1926

On 24 May 1926, 284 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
176 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 268 daily.
Galway set a daily record precipitation of 30.6 mm (1.2 in) on 24 May 1926.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

284 stations

284 station records on 24 May 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thowgla Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Narra Allen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

284 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 35, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 May 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	35
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 May 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 268.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

211 broken records

Margins by which the 211 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1926

Top 20 records on 24 May 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1926	Galway, IE	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1926	Cap Chat, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1926	Surgut, RU	daily low min	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1926	Ashland, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1926	Newport, US	monthly high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1926	Alexandria, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1926	Faulkton, US	monthly high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1926	Quebec, CA	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1926	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1926	Battle Mtn, US	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1926	Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed), RU	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1926	Chicoutimi, CA	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1926	Thowgla Upper, AU	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1926	Clarendon, AU	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1926	Vilnius, LT	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1926	Ravenna, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1926	Austin #2, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1926	Menno, US	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1926	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	41 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1926	Washington, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	11 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

1794 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1926. 1926 had 284 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	185
5 to 10	21
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	1