Weather Records on 24 May 1933

477 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1933. Highest significance: Gauribidanur, IN.

Key Facts for 24 May 1933

On 24 May 1933, 477 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
234 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 468 daily.
Gauribidanur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 115.3 mm (4.5 in) on 24 May 1933.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

477 stations

477 station records on 24 May 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gauribidanur	India	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pakribarwan	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Katbari	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Darbhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tanuku	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madhubani	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kumsi	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rosera	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ambalapuza	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Padwa	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Samastipur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Supaul	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Narsaraopet	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bakhtiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madhipura	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karunagapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Punalur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadrachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Khutauna	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sheikhpura	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pakur	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jamui	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gidhour	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karnaprayag	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Honnali	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Monghyr	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barh	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kurinjipadi	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Addanki	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Narsipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bagepalli	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

477 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 217.

Records on 24 May 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 May 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 468.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

382 broken records

Margins by which the 382 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1933

Top 20 records on 24 May 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1933	Gauribidanur, IN	monthly rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	3 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1933	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1933	Pakribarwan, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1933	Steele 4N, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1933	Katbari, IN	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1933	Riversdale, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1933	St Albans, CA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1933	Morden, CA	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1933	Tiaro, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1933	Darbhanga, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1933	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1933	Greenville 2 NE, US	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1933	Pana, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1933	Tanuku, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1933	Madhubani, IN	monthly rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1933	Kumsi, IN	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1933	Rosera, IN	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1933	Ambalapuza, IN	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1933	Padwa, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1933	Hiram, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	33 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1933. 1933 had 477 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	280
10 to 20	58
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	11
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	4