Weather Records on 24 November 1937

302 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 November 1937. Highest significance: Port Douglas - Warner St, AU.

Key Facts for 24 November 1937

On 24 November 1937, 302 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 299 daily.
Port Douglas - Warner St set a daily record precipitation of 75.4 mm (3.0 in) on 24 November 1937.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

302 stations

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

Weather records on 24 November 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atherton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tebessa	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wongan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Le Grand	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sorve	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marradong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beverley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denninup Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Muir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bannister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anklam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooeearup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenilworth Tu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wonnaminta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cockburn (Burta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

302 records

Records set or tied on 24 November 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 133, Heaviest daily rainfall 99, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 24 November 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	133
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 24 November 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 299.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

237 broken records

Margins by which the 237 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 November 1937

Top 20 records on 24 November 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 November 1937	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1937	Olaa 92, US	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1937	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1937	Mayaguez City, PR	monthly low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1937	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	3 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1937	Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZ	daily high max	29.0 C (84.2 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1937	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1937	Irvinebank, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1937	Gordon Downs, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1937	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1937	Holland Wtp, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1937	Constantine, DZ	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	41 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1937	Atherton Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1937	Blackwater Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1937	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1937	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1937	Luakaha Lower 782, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1937	Setif, DZ	daily high min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	56 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1937	Tebessa, DZ	daily high min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	50 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1937	Wongan Hills, AU	monthly rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	16 years	25 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

1793 to 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1937. 1937 had 302 records.

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

Records on 11-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1812	1
1824	2
1831	1
1836	1
1838	1
1841	1
1846	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	2
1858	3
1863	1
1865	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	1
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	6
1889	1
1890	6
1892	3
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	12
1903	8
1904	15
1905	17
1906	19
1907	14
1908	53
1909	30
1910	9
1911	47
1912	24
1913	26
1914	64
1915	20
1916	97
1917	110
1918	18
1919	43
1920	21
1921	60
1922	66
1923	164
1924	261
1925	132
1926	107
1927	410
1928	110
1929	226
1930	368
1931	945
1932	186
1933	211
1934	100
1935	221
1936	216
1937	302
1938	778
1939	234
1940	439
1941	166
1942	490
1943	192
1944	418
1945	226
1946	368
1947	745
1948	459
1949	487
1950	1,821
1951	627
1952	762
1953	280
1954	315
1955	621
1956	732
1957	282
1958	650
1959	665
1960	318
1961	660
1962	299
1963	351
1964	330
1965	1,334
1966	840
1967	294
1968	271
1969	284
1970	1,493
1971	836
1972	633
1973	1,513
1974	434
1975	844
1976	412
1977	1,071
1978	703
1979	1,458
1980	1,053
1981	910
1982	1,223
1983	1,370
1984	1,074
1985	2,300
1986	713
1987	781
1988	904
1989	1,005
1990	1,031
1991	928
1992	1,515
1993	2,296
1994	792
1995	956
1996	1,232
1997	489
1998	893
1999	1,202
2000	705
2001	1,808
2002	755
2003	1,166
2004	1,255
2005	1,115
2006	992
2007	1,001
2008	777
2009	889
2010	1,626
2011	1,046
2012	370
2013	1,155
2014	1,016
2015	493
2016	452
2017	1,526
2018	535
2019	323
2020	391
2021	451
2022	378
2023	554
2024	755
2025	453

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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	215
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1