Weather Records on 24 May 1948

250 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1948. Highest significance: Fairbury 7S, US.

Key Facts for 24 May 1948

On 24 May 1948, 250 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
73 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 244 daily.
Fairbury 7S set a daily record precipitation of 104.6 mm (4.1 in) on 24 May 1948.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

250 stations

250 station records on 24 May 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
North Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Etmadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Triunfo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sikandra Rao	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mechanicville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Talcher	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Veta Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chaibasa	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Srivilliputhur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan 7 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Canadian	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Skagway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gajapathinagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Khair	India	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anupshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shikohabad	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mustafabad Jasra	India	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karhal	India	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Budaun	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gurgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fatehabad	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagaon Bhogaon	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Firozabad	India	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bharthana	India	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

250 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 141, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 May 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 May 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 244.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

207 broken records

Margins by which the 207 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1948

Top 20 records on 24 May 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1948	Fairbury 7S, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1948	Salmon Arm, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1948	Hanty-Mansijsk, RU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1948	North Lake, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1948	Etmadpur, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1948	Triunfo, BR	daily rain	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1948	Bainbridge 2 E, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1948	Burlington, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1948	Miami, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1948	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1948	Sikandra Rao, IN	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1948	Camp Crook, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1948	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1948	Mechanicville 2 S, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1948	Trinidad, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1948	Talcher, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1948	Coloso, PR	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1948	Eskridge, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1948	La Veta Pass, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1948	Chaibasa, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	27 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1948. 1948 had 250 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 10	151
10 to 20	40
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1