Weather Records on 24 April 1942

614 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1942. Highest significance: Rucker Canyon, US.

Key Facts for 24 April 1942

On 24 April 1942, 614 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
181 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 578 daily.
Rucker Canyon set a monthly record daily snowfall of 14.0 cm (5.5 in) on 24 April 1942.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

614 stations

614 station records on 24 April 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hosdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	275.6 mm (10.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kumbhakonam	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coondapur	India	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alangudi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Levy	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Adirampatanam	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Taos Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kattumannarkoil	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dindigul	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edgewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arantangi	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Papanasam	India	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belthangady	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Neidavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Udayalipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Smith	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taos Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aruppukottai	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

614 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 150, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 297, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 24 April 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	150
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	297
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 24 April 1942 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 34, daily 578.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

538 broken records

Margins by which the 538 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1942

Top 20 records on 24 April 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1942	Rucker Canyon, US	monthly snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1942	Hosdurg, IN	monthly rain	275.6 mm (10.9 in)	196.6 mm (7.7 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1942	Kumbhakonam, IN	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1942	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1942	Puttur, IN	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1942	Maunabo, PR	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1942	Liberal, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1942	Coondapur, IN	monthly rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1942	Alangudi, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1942	Vedaranayam, IN	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1942	Estes Park, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1942	Estes Park, US	daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1942	Levy, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1942	Red Rvr, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1942	Adirampatanam, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1942	Taos Canyon, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1942	Kattumannarkoil, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1942	Tres Piedras, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1942	Dindigul, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1942	Edgewater, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	45 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

1799 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1942. 1942 had 614 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	522
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1