Weather Records on 24 May 1941

499 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1941. Highest significance: Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig, AU.

Key Facts for 24 May 1941

On 24 May 1941, 499 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
181 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 480 daily.
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 24 May 1941.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

499 stations

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

Weather records on 24 May 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rye Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kangiara (Laverstock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis (Wandobah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burraga 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wattle Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coolanbilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Binalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgoin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn (Pomeroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berrebangalo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wandary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin (Ringwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Tenandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Curlewis (Pine Cliff)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Breadalbane (Sweetwood Lea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tarago (Willeroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bowning (Wanganui)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hussainabad	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kempton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

499 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 279.

Records on 24 May 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	279
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 May 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 480.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

417 broken records

Margins by which the 417 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1941

Top 20 records on 24 May 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1941	Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig, AU	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1941	Fruitland, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1941	Rye Park, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1941	Mullaley Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1941	Cargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1941	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1941	Kangiara (Laverstock), AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1941	Young Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1941	Artesia 6S, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1941	Boorowa Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1941	Sussex, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1941	Curlewis (Wandobah), AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1941	Greenethorpe (Iandra), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1941	Warrangong, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1941	Point Escuminac, CA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1941	Burraga 2, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1941	Grenfell (Quondong Rd), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1941	Tenterfield (Federation Park), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1941	Golspie (Ayrston), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1941	Bigga (Woolbrook), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	40 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1941. 1941 had 499 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 May 1941
Margin	Records
0 to 10	320
10 to 20	64
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1