Weather Records on 24 September 1942

918 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 1942. Highest significance: Norddal, NO.

Key Facts for 24 September 1942

On 24 September 1942, 918 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 733 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 865 daily.
Norddal set a daily record snow depth of 79.0 cm (31.1 in) on 24 September 1942.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

918 stations

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

Weather records on 24 September 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	79.0 cm (31.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenshill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Natham	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kattumannarkoil	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Planknek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Razole(Rajole)	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mayuram	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paratinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

918 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 414, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 319, Heaviest daily rainfall 89, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 September 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	414
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	319
Heaviest daily rainfall	89
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 September 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 53, daily 865.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

789 broken records

Margins by which the 789 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 790.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 1942

Top 20 records on 24 September 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 1942	Norddal, NO	daily snow depth	79.0 cm (31.1 in)	79.0 cm (31.1 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1942	St Georges, CA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1942	Ravenshill, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1942	Cape Norman, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1942	Natham, IN	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1942	Madison Wb City, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1942	Dubuque River, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	62 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1942	Kattumannarkoil, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1942	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1942	Grenfell, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1942	Planknek, ZA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1942	Haenertsburg (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1942	Tshakhuma, ZA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1942	Tipton, US	monthly low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1942	El Dorado, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1942	Lawrence, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1942	Toledo Blade, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	54 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1942	Waukesha Wwtp, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1942	Independence, US	monthly low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1942	Ottawa, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	40 years	29 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

1803 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1942. 1942 had 918 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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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	788
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1