Weather Records on 24 August 1941

263 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1941. Highest significance: Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU.

Key Facts for 24 August 1941

On 24 August 1941, 263 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 255 daily.
Hobart (Ellerslie Road) set a daily record precipitation of 34.5 mm (1.4 in) on 24 August 1941.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

263 stations

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

Weather records on 24 August 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Salina	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bahera	India	Record daily precipitation	197.4 mm (7.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crowlands (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Steppes (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Princesa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woods (Quoin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lindisfarne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elmhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gormandale East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Silchar	India	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kurinjipadi	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Seymour (Overton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Katra	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Darauli	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rabbit Fence 90 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chidambaram	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barkola	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Loukahi	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ghazipur	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie City Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minapur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pupri	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eversley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trawalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Benipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalore (Mangalore Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

263 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 176.

Records on 24 August 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1941 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 255.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

218 broken records

Margins by which the 218 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 128.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1941

Top 20 records on 24 August 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1941	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1941	Salina, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1941	Bahera, IN	daily rain	197.4 mm (7.8 in)	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1941	Crowlands (Woodlands), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1941	Steppes (Old Post Office), AU	monthly rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1941	Princesa Isabel, BR	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1941	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1941	Kursk, RU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1941	Woods (Quoin), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1941	Maroonah, AU	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1941	Kakabeka Falls, CA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1941	Lindisfarne, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1941	Banff, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1941	Cranbrook (Cranbrook House), AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1941	Beaufort, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1941	Mount Nelson, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1941	Elmhurst, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1941	Gormandale East, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1941	Lenah Valley (Augusta Road), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1941	Hillsdown, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	36 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

1802 to 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1941. 1941 had 263 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

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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	190
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1