Weather Records on 24 November 1940

439 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 November 1940. Highest significance: Abbott 1 SE, US.

Key Facts for 24 November 1940

On 24 November 1940, 439 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
133 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 417 daily.
Abbott 1 SE set an all-time record daily snowfall of 91.4 cm (36.0 in) on 24 November 1940.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

439 stations

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

Weather records on 24 November 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	406.4 mm (16.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Raton	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gundlupet	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sivakasi	India	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhart Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beenak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nanjangud	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Raton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmorgan	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan (Gillingall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Cane Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vicksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Venkatagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kanakapura	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mulki	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Neerim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

439 records

Records set or tied on 24 November 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 24 November 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 24 November 1940 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 18, daily 417.

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 1067.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 November 1940

Top 20 records on 24 November 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 November 1940	Abbott 1 SE, US	all-time snowfall	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	28 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1940	Hempstead, US	all-time rain	406.4 mm (16.0 in)	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	25 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1940	Springer, US	monthly rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1940	Abbott 1 SE, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1940	Bell Ranch, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1940	Logan, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1940	Blackwarry, AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1940	Hallettsville 2 N, US	monthly rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	9 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1940	Springer, US	all-time snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1940	Blanco, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1940	Raton, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1940	Mount Best (Upper Toora), AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1940	Gundlupet, IN	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1940	Sivakasi, IN	daily rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1940	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1940	Dalhart Exp STN, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1940	Dawson, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1940	Plainview, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1940	Beenak, AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1940	Nanjangud, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	46 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

1793 to 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1940. 1940 had 439 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 200	379
200 to 400	5
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1