Weather Records on 24 June 1940

534 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 June 1940. Highest significance: Monierkhal, IN.

Key Facts for 24 June 1940

On 24 June 1940, 534 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 257 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 530 daily.
Monierkhal set a daily record precipitation of 190.5 mm (7.5 in) on 24 June 1940.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

534 stations

534 station records on 24 June 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 June 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Monierkhal	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kopargaon	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pimpalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mahim	India	Record daily precipitation	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alibag-Cvl.Hosp.	India	Record daily precipitation	225.6 mm (8.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Talegaon D-Dhera	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mokhada	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dahanu	India	Record daily precipitation	258.6 mm (10.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plum Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Scarsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ujjain	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kerrville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gondal	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mhaswad	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lapeer 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bhusaval Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

534 records

Records set or tied on 24 June 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 119, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 138, Heaviest daily rainfall 198.

Records on 24 June 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	119
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	138
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 June 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 530.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

443 broken records

Margins by which the 443 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 135.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 June 1940

Top 20 records on 24 June 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 June 1940	Monierkhal, IN	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1940	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1940	Pine River 3 NE, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1940	Kopargaon, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1940	Genoa, IT	daily rain	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1940	Hancock Exp Farm, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1940	Farmington 3NW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1940	Oconto 4 W, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1940	Waupaca, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1940	Toronto, CA	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	87 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1940	Pimpalgaon, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1940	Mahim, IN	daily rain	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1940	Parnu, EE	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1940	Alibag-Cvl.Hosp., IN	daily rain	225.6 mm (8.9 in)	135.2 mm (5.3 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1940	Satna, IN	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1940	Talegaon D-Dhera, IN	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1940	Tribune 1W, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1940	Mokhada, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1940	Elmira, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1940	Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim, DE	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	34 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1940. 1940 had 534 records.

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

Records on 06-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1799	1
1803	1
1806	2
1813	1
1821	1
1822	1
1836	1
1845	1
1846	1
1849	2
1850	1
1854	1
1855	2
1856	2
1862	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	5
1889	4
1892	11
1893	7
1894	4
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	4
1902	10
1903	17
1904	10
1905	13
1906	13
1907	28
1908	25
1909	52
1910	21
1911	24
1912	141
1913	36
1914	50
1915	57
1916	57
1917	24
1918	56
1919	32
1920	31
1921	33
1922	46
1923	262
1924	119
1925	220
1926	219
1927	155
1928	275
1929	299
1930	366
1931	668
1932	351
1933	482
1934	390
1935	279
1936	897
1937	473
1938	388
1939	296
1940	534
1941	361
1942	373
1943	293
1944	394
1945	352
1946	384
1947	432
1948	398
1949	360
1950	681
1951	452
1952	798
1953	422
1954	439
1955	327
1956	603
1957	706
1958	583
1959	369
1960	320
1961	603
1962	260
1963	433
1964	365
1965	443
1966	490
1967	613
1968	500
1969	992
1970	536
1971	557
1972	1,204
1973	400
1974	922
1975	798
1976	840
1977	508
1978	582
1979	830
1980	655
1981	767
1982	615
1983	913
1984	732
1985	797
1986	672
1987	805
1988	1,646
1989	733
1990	689
1991	935
1992	1,104
1993	1,054
1994	1,019
1995	751
1996	1,019
1997	854
1998	1,127
1999	815
2000	605
2001	684
2002	864
2003	1,199
2004	946
2005	1,322
2006	789
2007	779
2008	533
2009	935
2010	1,102
2011	845
2012	991
2013	667
2014	460
2015	583
2016	1,245
2017	1,139
2018	459
2019	889
2020	609
2021	929
2022	650
2023	682
2024	784
2025	1,508
2026	927

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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	408
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1