Weather Records on 24 May 1929

112 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1929. Highest significance: Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ.

Key Facts for 24 May 1929

On 24 May 1929, 112 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 107 daily.
Algiers-Ville/Universite set a daily record precipitation of 36.7 mm (1.4 in) on 24 May 1929.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

112 stations

112 station records on 24 May 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Niab	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greensborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Essendon 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Prahran (Como House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Goldberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone (Booyoolee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wallan (Walnarring)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumbeena Leeds Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Blackburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

112 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 31.

Records on 24 May 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	31
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 May 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 107.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

87 broken records

Margins by which the 87 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1929

Top 20 records on 24 May 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1929	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1929	Cambridge Niab, GB	monthly rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1929	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	monthly rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1929	Sorell (Whitlea), AU	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1929	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low max	17.0 C (62.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1929	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1929	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily low max	16.8 C (62.2 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1929	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low max	17.0 C (62.6 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1929	Putbus, DE	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1929	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1929	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1929	Orleansville (Chlef), DZ	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	19 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1929	Altentreptow, DE	monthly rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1929	Kew, AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1929	Greensborough, AU	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1929	Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour, AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1929	Caulfield (Racecourse), AU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1929	Laghouat, DZ	monthly rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1929	Geryville (El-Bayadh), DZ	daily low max	11.0 C (51.8 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	19 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1929	Essendon 1, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	24 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1929. 1929 had 112 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	69
5 to 10	11
10 to 15	5
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	1