Weather Records on 24 May 1938

438 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1938. Highest significance: Woodstock 2 NE, US.

Key Facts for 24 May 1938

On 24 May 1938, 438 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 428 daily.
Woodstock 2 NE set a daily record precipitation of 54.9 mm (2.2 in) on 24 May 1938.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

438 stations

438 station records on 24 May 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkenba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gamalally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hukeri	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mirani Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mayne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wadhwan	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brewon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keedysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Taringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morningside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alstonville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

438 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 278, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 24 May 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	278
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 May 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 428.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

385 broken records

Margins by which the 385 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 124.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1938

Top 20 records on 24 May 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1938	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1938	Clermont Sirius St, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1938	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1938	Nambour Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1938	Palmwoods Post Office, AU	daily rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1938	Pinkenba, AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1938	Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive), AU	daily rain	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	124.8 mm (4.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1938	Mapleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1938	Buderim Post Office, AU	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1938	Yandina Post Office, AU	daily rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1938	Crows Nest, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1938	Gamalally, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1938	Hawi 168, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1938	Riverview, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1938	Hukeri, IN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1938	Mirani Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1938	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1938	Zillmere Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1938	Beenleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1938	Lightning Ridge Post Office, AU	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	44 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

1794 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1938. 1938 had 438 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 20	302
20 to 40	60
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	1