Weather Records on 24 May 1946

501 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1946. Highest significance: Barsi, IN.

Key Facts for 24 May 1946

On 24 May 1946, 501 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
112 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 492 daily.
Barsi set a daily record precipitation of 56.1 mm (2.2 in) on 24 May 1946.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

501 stations

501 station records on 24 May 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barsi	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hosur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iron River	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Ignace	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arantangi	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ames	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aruppukottai	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Khandhla	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Venkatagirikota	India	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shiggaon	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sendamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Viralimalai	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Menasha	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mudhol	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Denkanikottah	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wawaitin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paxton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amroha	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

501 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 297, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 24 May 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	297
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 May 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 492.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

422 broken records

Margins by which the 422 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1946

Top 20 records on 24 May 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1946	Barsi, IN	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1946	Trout Lake, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1946	Willmar Wwtp, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1946	Hosur, IN	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1946	Mitchell 5E, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1946	Iron River, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1946	Ebrach, DE	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1946	St Ignace, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1946	New London, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1946	Mackinaw City 2, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1946	White River, CA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1946	Pine River 3 NE, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1946	Escanaba, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1946	Arantangi, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1946	Ames, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1946	Forest City 2 NNE, US	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1946	Ashwood, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1946	Sholapur, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1946	Aruppukottai, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1946	Searcy, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	36 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1946. 1946 had 501 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 50	414
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1