Weather Records on 24 April 1943

577 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1943. Highest significance: Lillydale, ZA.

Key Facts for 24 April 1943

On 24 April 1943, 577 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
270 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 546 daily.
Lillydale set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 24 April 1943.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

577 stations

577 station records on 24 April 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lillydale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Raj-Nilgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arambagh	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jankia	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waterval Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Strydenberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Banpur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chendipada	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Keonjhargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elandshoek, Boston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Basirhat	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perdeberg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Luckhoff (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nayagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hooghly	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Assobani	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amarpara	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baramba	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karanjia	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Midnapore	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palkot	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kharagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Groenfontein "Montagu"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kilmashogue,Lowlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Borio	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Krielsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bulsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bolpur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Makwassie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Middlekop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sangareddi(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hindol	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Contai	India	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kendrapara	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amta	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Reddersburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

577 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 243, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 24 April 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 24 April 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 546.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

491 broken records

Margins by which the 491 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1943

Top 20 records on 24 April 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1943	Lillydale, ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1943	Burrundie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1943	Raj-Nilgiri, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1943	Arambagh, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1943	Jankia, IN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1943	Waterval Wes, ZA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1943	Strydenberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1943	Banpur, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1943	Chendipada, IN	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1943	Keonjhargarh, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1943	Elandshoek, Boston, ZA	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1943	Basirhat, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1943	Perdeberg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1943	Luckhoff (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1943	Nayagarh, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1943	Hooghly, IN	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1943	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1943	Oranje, ZA	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1943	Doornplaat, ZA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1943	Assobani, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	35 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1943. 1943 had 577 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 10	393
10 to 20	58
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	3