Weather Records on 24 May 1928

290 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1928. Highest significance: Farmington, US.

Key Facts for 24 May 1928

On 24 May 1928, 290 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 282 daily.
Farmington set a daily record precipitation of 49.5 mm (1.9 in) on 24 May 1928.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

290 stations

290 station records on 24 May 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo (Wimont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
North Nicomen	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hingham (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

290 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 34.

Records on 24 May 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	34
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 May 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 282.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

223 broken records

Margins by which the 223 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1928

Top 20 records on 24 May 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1928	Farmington, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1928	Waterville Wwtp, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1928	Chicoutimi, CA	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1928	Gardiner, US	monthly rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1928	Hvar, HR	daily low min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1928	Eustis 2 S, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1928	Willapa Harbor, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1928	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	53 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1928	Portland Rfc City, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1928	Chilliwack, CA	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1928	Sandvig, DK	daily low max	6.9 C (44.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	53 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1928	Orono, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1928	Conway, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1928	Blackville 3 W, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1928	Vestervig, DK	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	50 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1928	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1928	Mayville, US	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1928	Madison Wb City, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1928	Ft Bayard 4W, US	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1928	Booleroo (Wimont), AU	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	40 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1928. 1928 had 290 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 10	211
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1