Weather Records on 24 May 1949

436 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1949. Highest significance: Derby Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 24 May 1949

On 24 May 1949, 436 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
89 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 428 daily.
Derby Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 100.1 mm (3.9 in) on 24 May 1949.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

436 stations

436 station records on 24 May 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bolinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pusesauli	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mundiwindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Anderson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maria Island (Darlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gargoti	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kulikuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sampagaon-Bailh	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Khandala	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kaimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leveque	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guhagar	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Liveringa Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paulo Afonso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mundargi	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Siruguppa	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga (Misericordia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chandgad	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kabunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Corunna Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rahuri	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lavers Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alandi	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Khed	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hamersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Haveri	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

436 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 249, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 24 May 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	249
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 May 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 428.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

369 broken records

Margins by which the 369 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1949

Top 20 records on 24 May 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1949	Derby Post Office, AU	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 May 1949	Kimberley Downs, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1949	Beagle Bay, AU	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1949	Bolinda, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1949	Pusesauli, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1949	Mundiwindi, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1949	Meda, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1949	Mount Anderson, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1949	Kurnool, IN	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1949	Broome Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1949	Maria Island (Darlington), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1949	Gargoti, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1949	Kulikuchi, IN	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1949	Yeeda, AU	monthly rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1949	Kerkwerve, NL	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1949	Sampagaon-Bailh, IN	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1949	Khandala, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1949	Kaimganj, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1949	Cape Leveque, AU	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1949	Timbauba, BR	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 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

1794 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1949. 1949 had 436 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 25	345
25 to 50	18
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1