Weather Records on 24 May 1943

439 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1943. Highest significance: Talbotton, US.

Key Facts for 24 May 1943

On 24 May 1943, 439 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 426 daily.
Talbotton set a monthly record daily precipitation of 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 24 May 1943.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

439 stations

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

Weather records on 24 May 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goat Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karwar	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thursday Island Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Devgad	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winona Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moroni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Belthangady	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rayagada	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yellapur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

439 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 24 May 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 24 May 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 426.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

359 broken records

Margins by which the 359 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1943

Top 20 records on 24 May 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1943	Talbotton, US	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	42 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 May 1943	Macon, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1943	Columbus Dardc, US	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1943	Hawkinsville, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1943	Wingham (Lanark Close), AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1943	Stroud Post Office, AU	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1943	Millen 4 N, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1943	Ust Tzilma, RU	monthly rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1943	Goat Rock, US	monthly rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1943	Schreiber, CA	monthly rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1943	Dublin, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1943	Milan Exp STN, US	monthly rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1943	Farmersburg, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1943	Experiment, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1943	W Pt, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1943	Karwar, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1943	Woodbury, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1943	Bemidji, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1943	Lemmon, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1943	Concord, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	34 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

1794 to 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1943. 1943 had 439 records.

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

Records on 05-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1797	1
1817	1
1831	1
1837	2
1838	1
1840	1
1841	2
1844	1
1847	3
1848	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	5
1867	7
1868	2
1870	1
1877	2
1880	2
1882	2
1884	2
1886	2
1888	1
1889	3
1890	3
1891	4
1892	1
1893	8
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	4
1899	7
1900	5
1901	7
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	16
1906	36
1907	15
1908	16
1909	16
1910	34
1911	28
1912	41
1913	30
1914	35
1915	8
1916	19
1917	86
1918	27
1919	25
1920	38
1921	139
1922	101
1923	106
1924	334
1925	347
1926	284
1927	221
1928	290
1929	112
1930	173
1931	475
1932	251
1933	477
1934	196
1935	426
1936	432
1937	187
1938	438
1939	498
1940	289
1941	499
1942	245
1943	439
1944	710
1945	226
1946	501
1947	456
1948	250
1949	436
1950	640
1951	881
1952	720
1953	1,005
1954	260
1955	841
1956	1,027
1957	513
1958	825
1959	315
1960	476
1961	301
1962	479
1963	734
1964	852
1965	502
1966	340
1967	904
1968	568
1969	408
1970	329
1971	625
1972	487
1973	533
1974	584
1975	886
1976	411
1977	997
1978	797
1979	1,115
1980	978
1981	758
1982	725
1983	1,332
1984	737
1985	637
1986	573
1987	664
1988	689
1989	1,346
1990	923
1991	1,495
1992	1,562
1993	826
1994	832
1995	1,247
1996	1,367
1997	1,028
1998	931
1999	806
2000	1,549
2001	1,335
2002	1,163
2003	1,011
2004	1,276
2005	967
2006	994
2007	1,349
2008	1,173
2009	970
2010	1,699
2011	1,026
2012	983
2013	861
2014	757
2015	501
2016	408
2017	876
2018	595
2019	750
2020	517
2021	583
2022	709
2023	353
2024	930
2025	542
2026	877

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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 25	334
25 to 50	15
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1