Weather Records on 24 May 1932

251 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1932. Highest significance: Garhwa, IN.

Key Facts for 24 May 1932

On 24 May 1932, 251 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 243 daily.
Garhwa set a monthly record daily precipitation of 85.1 mm (3.4 in) on 24 May 1932.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

251 stations

251 station records on 24 May 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Garhwa	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Calcutta/Alipore	India	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	202.7 mm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Amta	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bongaon	India	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Diamond Harbour	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uluberia	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jagatsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Puri	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tamluk	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amlagora	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kanas	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kukrahati	India	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aramboly	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kendrapara	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salepur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thamaraikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ranaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Budge Budge	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baunsi	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arambagh	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chhaygaon	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Khurda	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Devala	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Radhapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sekoni	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmasala	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bolpur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vishnupur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hoshiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ranka	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Manoharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kulasekarapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Garhshankar	India	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Una	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dasuya	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atherton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

251 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 24 May 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 May 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 243.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

215 broken records

Margins by which the 215 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1932

Top 20 records on 24 May 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1932	Garhwa, IN	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 May 1932	Calcutta/Alipore, IN	monthly rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1932	Maytown, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1932	Sagar Island, IN	monthly rain	202.7 mm (8.0 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1932	Amta, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1932	Bongaon, IN	daily rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1932	Serampore, IN	monthly rain	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1932	Diamond Harbour, IN	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1932	Uluberia, IN	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1932	Jagatsingpur, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1932	Puri, IN	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1932	Tamluk, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1932	Glacier, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1932	Balasore, IN	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1932	Amlagora, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1932	Kanas, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1932	Kukrahati, IN	monthly rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1932	Aramboly, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1932	Ashland, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1932	Barduar, IN	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	32 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1932. 1932 had 251 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 20	165
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1