Weather Records on 24 May 1939

498 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1939. Highest significance: Velikie Luki, RU.

Key Facts for 24 May 1939

On 24 May 1939, 498 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
389 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 477 daily.
Velikie Luki set a monthly record daily precipitation of 59.6 mm (2.3 in) on 24 May 1939.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

498 stations

498 station records on 24 May 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Taylors Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Purankot	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rico	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mora	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Powell	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo Ezbekiya	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	46.0 C (114.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	47.0 C (116.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pinopolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Udumalpet	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

498 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 258, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 78, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 24 May 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	258
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	78
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 May 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 477.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

377 broken records

Margins by which the 377 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1939

Top 20 records on 24 May 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1939	Velikie Luki, RU	monthly rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 May 1939	Taylors Falls 1 NE, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1939	Grantsburg, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1939	Kinston 7 SE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1939	Purankot, IN	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1939	Halle, DE	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1939	Zerbst, DE	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1939	Campbell, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1939	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1939	Rico, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1939	Olekminsk, RU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	10 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1939	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1939	Sibley, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1939	Mora, US	monthly rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1939	Alma, US	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1939	South Pass City, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1939	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	21 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1939	Colby, US	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1939	Wakeeney, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1939	Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	30 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1939. 1939 had 498 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 10	356
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1