Weather Records on 24 August 1945

404 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1945. Highest significance: Gangapur, IN.

Key Facts for 24 August 1945

On 24 August 1945, 404 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 394 daily.
Gangapur set a daily record precipitation of 171.5 mm (6.8 in) on 24 August 1945.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

404 stations

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

Weather records on 24 August 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gangapur	India	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Agra	India	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Frostburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harpur	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moga	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Champhai	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keedysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Isseka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mahwa (Mahwar)	India	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rpf 170	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Terrace	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amroha	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Agra	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kamakhyanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bilari	India	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gohpur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Punta Gorda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tamarack	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bandher	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moradabad	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

404 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 176.

Records on 24 August 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1945 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 394.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

309 broken records

Margins by which the 309 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1945

Top 20 records on 24 August 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1945	Gangapur, IN	daily rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1945	Grafton 1 NE, US	all-time rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1945	Kailua 446, US	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1945	Hagerstown 1E, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1945	Roldal, NO	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1945	Stanley Wwtp, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1945	Agra, IN	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1945	Frostburg, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1945	Framingham, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1945	Harpur, IN	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1945	Moga, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1945	Bell Ranch, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1945	Champhai, IN	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1945	Keedysville, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1945	Isseka, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1945	Mahwa (Mahwar), IN	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1945	Middleboro, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1945	Spot Pond, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1945	Laurens, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1945	Rpf 170, AU	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	19 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

1802 to 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1945. 1945 had 404 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

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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	258
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1