Weather Records on 24 May 1944

710 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1944. Highest significance: Bega (Newtown Road), AU.

Key Facts for 24 May 1944

On 24 May 1944, 710 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 702 daily.
Bega (Newtown Road) set a daily record precipitation of 112.5 mm (4.4 in) on 24 May 1944.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

710 stations

710 station records on 24 May 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jimenbuen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pambula Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Toothdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne (Lynwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bobundara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne West (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmaggie (the Laurels)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wyanga (Barcoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burragate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Kosciusko (Hotel Koscius	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Biamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Skye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lottah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiapina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tilba Tilba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burruer (Illaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Tablelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heyfield State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Owens Gap (T.O.K.)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Falls Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

710 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 395, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 24 May 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	395
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 24 May 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 702.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

605 broken records

Margins by which the 605 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 123.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1944

Top 20 records on 24 May 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1944	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1944	Walhalla, AU	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1944	Bemboka Post Office, AU	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1944	Jimenbuen, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1944	Cathcart (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	123.1 mm (4.8 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1944	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1944	Cooma Lambie Street, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1944	Carrajung Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1944	Kameruka (Kameruka Estate), AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1944	Somerton Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1944	Pambula Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1944	Toothdale, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1944	Bukalong Station, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1944	Minnedosa, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1944	Wallabadah (Woodton), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1944	Candelo Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1944	Cooma (Carlaminda), AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1944	Jindabyne (Lynwood), AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1944	Bobundara, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1944	Jindabyne West (Hiawatha), AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	3 years	46 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

1794 to 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1944. 1944 had 710 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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Data for records on 1944-05-24: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	535
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1