Weather Records on 24 April 1941

262 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1941. Highest significance: Williamsburg 2, US.

Key Facts for 24 April 1941

On 24 April 1941, 262 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 261 daily.
Williamsburg 2 set a daily record precipitation of 56.1 mm (2.2 in) on 24 April 1941.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

262 stations

262 station records on 24 April 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mendota	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amlagora	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tulita A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kadayanallur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eubank	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Attabari	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blacksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

262 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 24 April 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 24 April 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 261.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

234 broken records

Margins by which the 234 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1941

Top 20 records on 24 April 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1941	Williamsburg 2, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1941	Whitehead, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1941	Oneonta, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1941	Salisbury, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1941	Williamson, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1941	Carthage, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1941	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1941	Cooma (Carlaminda), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1941	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1941	Roebourne, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1941	Milford 2 SE, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1941	New Canton, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1941	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high min	16.8 C (62.2 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1941	Lenoir, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1941	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1941	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1941	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1941	Solomons, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1941	Tucumcari, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1941	Liberty, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	30 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

1799 to 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1941. 1941 had 262 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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 100	232
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1