Weather Records on 24 May 1947

456 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1947. Highest significance: Woolmers Settlement, AU.

Key Facts for 24 May 1947

On 24 May 1947, 456 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 431 daily.
Woolmers Settlement set a monthly record daily precipitation of 57.9 mm (2.3 in) on 24 May 1947.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

456 stations

456 station records on 24 May 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woolmers Settlement	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Town (Quorn Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Golden Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woods (Den)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steppes (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Evandale (Ridgeside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wynyard State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glengarry (West Tamar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bumberry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bunghill Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
York Plains (Handroyd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Viewpoint	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mole Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caveside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bothwell (Franklin Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uppiliyapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Railton (Cement Australia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waurika	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Biscuit Flat (Woolmit)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tonderburine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Turaiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Smoko	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

456 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 234, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 24 May 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 May 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 431.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

378 broken records

Margins by which the 378 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1947

Top 20 records on 24 May 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1947	Woolmers Settlement, AU	monthly rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 May 1947	Devonport Harbour Master, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1947	Frankford (Rossville), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1947	Deloraine (Athol), AU	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1947	Westbury (Valley View), AU	monthly rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1947	Latrobe (Coal Road), AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1947	Campbell Town (Quorn Hall), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1947	Sheffield, AU	monthly rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1947	Tiffin, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1947	Golden Valley, AU	monthly rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1947	Longford (Denton Close), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1947	Burnie (No 1), AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1947	Woods (Den), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1947	Lubeck-Werft, DE	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1947	Harrietville, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1947	Oatlands Post Office, AU	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1947	Steppes (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1947	Stanley Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1947	Evandale (Ridgeside), AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1947	Wynyard State School, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	37 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1947. 1947 had 456 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 May 1947
Margin	Records
0 to 10	288
10 to 20	55
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	6