Weather Records on 24 November 1942

490 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 November 1942. Highest significance: Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 24 November 1942

On 24 November 1942, 490 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
257 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 474 daily.
Gabo Island Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 55.4 mm (2.2 in) on 24 November 1942.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

490 stations

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

Weather records on 24 November 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan (Gillingall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sarsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pambula Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rockingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ngukurr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crookhaven Heads	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Exeter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tilba Tilba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nowa Nowa (Wairewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parnamirim (Leopoldina)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marlo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burrawang (Range Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cascadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

490 records

Records set or tied on 24 November 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 180, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 199, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 November 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	180
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 November 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 474.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

410 broken records

Margins by which the 410 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 November 1942

Top 20 records on 24 November 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 November 1942	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1942	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	85 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1942	Bruthen (Post Office), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1942	Augusta, US	monthly rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1942	Jamberoo (Lorna), AU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1942	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1942	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1942	Buchan (Gillingall), AU	monthly rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1942	Bonang, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1942	Edgefield 3 NNE, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1942	Wyndham Post Office, AU	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1942	Nicholson (Yendalock), AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1942	Sarsfield, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1942	Blair, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1942	Pambula Post Office, AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1942	Williamstown, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1942	Batemans Bay Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1942	Macon, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1942	Rockingham, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1942	Robertson (Caalong Street), AU	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	43 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

1793 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1942. 1942 had 490 records.

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

Records on 11-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1812	1
1824	2
1831	1
1836	1
1838	1
1841	1
1846	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	2
1858	3
1863	1
1865	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	1
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	6
1889	1
1890	6
1892	3
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	12
1903	8
1904	15
1905	17
1906	19
1907	14
1908	53
1909	30
1910	9
1911	47
1912	24
1913	26
1914	64
1915	20
1916	97
1917	110
1918	18
1919	43
1920	21
1921	60
1922	66
1923	164
1924	261
1925	132
1926	107
1927	410
1928	110
1929	226
1930	368
1931	945
1932	186
1933	211
1934	100
1935	221
1936	216
1937	302
1938	778
1939	234
1940	439
1941	166
1942	490
1943	192
1944	418
1945	226
1946	368
1947	745
1948	459
1949	487
1950	1,821
1951	627
1952	762
1953	280
1954	315
1955	621
1956	732
1957	282
1958	650
1959	665
1960	318
1961	660
1962	299
1963	351
1964	330
1965	1,334
1966	840
1967	294
1968	271
1969	284
1970	1,493
1971	836
1972	633
1973	1,513
1974	434
1975	844
1976	412
1977	1,071
1978	703
1979	1,458
1980	1,053
1981	910
1982	1,223
1983	1,370
1984	1,074
1985	2,300
1986	713
1987	781
1988	904
1989	1,005
1990	1,031
1991	928
1992	1,515
1993	2,296
1994	792
1995	956
1996	1,232
1997	489
1998	893
1999	1,202
2000	705
2001	1,808
2002	755
2003	1,166
2004	1,255
2005	1,115
2006	992
2007	1,001
2008	777
2009	889
2010	1,626
2011	1,046
2012	370
2013	1,155
2014	1,016
2015	493
2016	452
2017	1,526
2018	535
2019	323
2020	391
2021	451
2022	378
2023	554
2024	755
2025	453

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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	361
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1