Weather Records on 24 August 1942

549 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1942. Highest significance: Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 24 August 1942

On 24 August 1942, 549 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 299 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 538 daily.
Cape Moreton Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 80.8 mm (3.2 in) on 24 August 1942.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

549 stations

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

Weather records on 24 August 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barmer	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deoli	India	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Fairy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Deposit	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
The Grange	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kota-In-Rajasthan	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Raiford State Prison	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gowrie Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sullurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kingaroy Prince Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barsoe	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sekoni	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kekri	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Angelo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weiser	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goela	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

549 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 152, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 147, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 August 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	152
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	147
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 August 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 538.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

408 broken records

Margins by which the 408 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1942

Top 20 records on 24 August 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1942	Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1942	Cloudcroft, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1942	Louisa 2 S, US	monthly rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1942	Hewitt, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1942	Minden, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1942	Mt Crosby, AU	monthly rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1942	Barmer, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1942	Deoli, IN	daily rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1942	Port Fairy Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1942	Clovis, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1942	Ft Deposit, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1942	Wolston Park Hospital, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1942	Cave Run Lake, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1942	Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1942	Grandchester Symes St, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1942	The Grange, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1942	Morgantown 1, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	67 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1942	Trafalgar Station, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1942	Woodhouse, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1942	Ipswich, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	33 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

1802 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1942. 1942 had 549 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	381
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1