Weather Records on 24 May 1934

196 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1934. Highest significance: Jhb-Joubert Park, ZA.

Key Facts for 24 May 1934

On 24 May 1934, 196 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
123 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 188 daily.
Jhb-Joubert Park set a daily record precipitation of 28.2 mm (1.1 in) on 24 May 1934.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

196 stations

196 station records on 24 May 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Fountains	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Araria	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberly-de Beers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mmabatho Arpt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwejaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jalpaiguri	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Reidsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

196 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 42.

Records on 24 May 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	42
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 May 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 188.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

150 broken records

Margins by which the 150 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1934

Top 20 records on 24 May 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1934	Jhb-Joubert Park, ZA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1934	Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem), ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1934	Taung, ZA	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1934	Reitz 36, ZA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1934	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1934	Pretoria-Fountains, ZA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1934	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	39 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1934	Barrie, CA	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	67 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1934	Joseph, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1934	Perpignan, FR	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1934	Araria, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1934	Selma, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1934	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1934	Vancouver Pmo, CA	monthly high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1934	Potchefstroom, ZA	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	9 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1934	Kennewick, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1934	Payette, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	39 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1934	Logansport, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1934	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	42 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1934	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36 years	23 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1934. 1934 had 196 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1934-05-24: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	122
5 to 10	11
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	5
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	5
30 to 35	1