Weather Records on 24 May 1927

221 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1927. Highest significance: Le Claire, US.

Key Facts for 24 May 1927

On 24 May 1927, 221 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 215 daily.
Le Claire set a daily record precipitation of 49.8 mm (2.0 in) on 24 May 1927.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

221 stations

221 station records on 24 May 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Le Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	120.0 cm (47.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Monte	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vicksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

221 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 77, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 24 May 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	77
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 24 May 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 215.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

177 broken records

Margins by which the 177 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1090.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1927

Top 20 records on 24 May 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1927	Le Claire, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1927	Dixon Wwtp, US	monthly rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1927	Geilo, NO	daily snow depth	120.0 cm (47.2 in)	109.0 cm (42.9 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1927	Angelica, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1927	St Louis Eads Brg, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1927	La Monte, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1927	Oneonta 1 S, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1927	Hamilton, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1927	Mt Carroll, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1927	Morrisonville 4 SE, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1927	Carlinville, US	monthly rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1927	Greenville, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1927	Mohonk Lake, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1927	Santa Cruz, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1927	Flora 5 NW, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1927	Carthage, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1927	Hollister 1 SW, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1927	Beloit, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1927	Bridgeport, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1927	Colchester 2 W, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	22 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 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1927. 1927 had 221 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 200	176
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1