Weather Records on 24 May 1935

426 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1935. Highest significance: Wupperthal, ZA.

Key Facts for 24 May 1935

On 24 May 1935, 426 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 349 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 423 daily.
Wupperthal set a daily record precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 24 May 1935.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

426 stations

426 station records on 24 May 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wupperthal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
McGregor (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laingsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holdrege	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Canton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Scott City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

426 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 166, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 183, Heaviest daily rainfall 51.

Records on 24 May 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	166
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	183
Heaviest daily rainfall	51
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 May 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 423.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

302 broken records

Margins by which the 302 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1935

Top 20 records on 24 May 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1935	Wupperthal, ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1935	Port Blair, IN	monthly rain	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1935	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1935	Clarksville 2NE, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	10 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1935	Cairns Post Office, AU	monthly low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	17 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1935	Kluitjeskraal (Bos), ZA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1935	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1935	Corning, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	37 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1935	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	41 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1935	Weldon, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	39 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1935	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	daily low min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	41 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1935	Lexington, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1935	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily low max	22.9 C (73.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1935	Moncure 3 SE, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	39 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1935	Quantico 1 S, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1935	Alexandria, AU	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1935	Brunette Downs, AU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1935	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1935	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1935	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	29 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1935. 1935 had 426 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	272
5 to 10	18
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	6
20 to 25	4