Weather Records on 24 March 1945

699 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1945. Highest significance: Grenola 1 N, US.

Key Facts for 24 March 1945

On 24 March 1945, 699 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
502 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 77 monthly and 622 daily.
Grenola 1 N set a daily record precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 24 March 1945.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

699 stations

699 station records on 24 March 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Skjomen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Philipsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amenia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mescalero	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Selsor Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rosebery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Smith	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

699 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 357, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 101, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 24 March 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	357
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 24 March 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 77, daily 622.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

561 broken records

Margins by which the 561 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1945

Top 20 records on 24 March 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1945	Grenola 1 N, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1945	Red Lodge, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1945	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1945	Skjomen, NO	monthly rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1945	Perry, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1945	Ankenes, NO	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1945	Buffalo Bill Dam, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1945	Milan, IT	daily high min	11.4 C (52.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	156 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1945	Emerson, CA	monthly high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1945	Payson Rs, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1945	Lebo, US	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1945	Dickinson Exp STN, US	monthly rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1945	Toronto, CA	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	85 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1945	Umea, SE	monthly high max	13.6 C (56.5 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1945	Philipsburg, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1945	Howard 2SE, US	monthly rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1945	Amenia, US	monthly high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1945	Emerson, CA	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1945	Jerome, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1945	Mescalero, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	33 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1945. 1945 had 699 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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 50	548
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1