Weather Records on 24 April 1937

567 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1937. Highest significance: Johnsonville, US.

Key Facts for 24 April 1937

On 24 April 1937, 567 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 177 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 553 daily.
Johnsonville set a daily record precipitation of 89.2 mm (3.5 in) on 24 April 1937.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

567 stations

567 station records on 24 April 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kenora	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lalgudi	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sangola	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Challakire	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sivakasi	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Erode	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kadur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kollegal	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dharapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

567 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 308, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 24 April 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	308
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 24 April 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 553.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

498 broken records

Margins by which the 498 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1937

Top 20 records on 24 April 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1937	Johnsonville, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1937	Kenora, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1937	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1937	Charlotte Wb City, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1937	Danville, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1937	Lalgudi, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1937	Decatur, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1937	Centennial Park, AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1937	Roseau, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1937	Clanton, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1937	Selma, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1937	Ft Ripley, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1937	Castlewood, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1937	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1937	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1937	Madison, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1937	Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1937	Tiruchchirapalli, IN	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1937	Dayton Mcd, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1937	Sangola, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)

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

1799 to 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1937. 1937 had 567 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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 50	477
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1