Weather Records on 24 May 1950

640 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1950. Highest significance: Headingly Station, AU.

Key Facts for 24 May 1950

On 24 May 1950, 640 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
223 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 631 daily.
Headingly Station set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 24 May 1950.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

640 stations

640 station records on 24 May 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Headingly Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Halliford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Umbercollie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Combogolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Llanrheidol Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kilcumin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pialaway Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toolebuc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brindley Park 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Allentown Gas Company	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Curlewis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Elgin (Glenbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carawatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gulargambone (Emby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uttamachipura	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wausau Record Herald	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albion 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kelvin (Carellan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

640 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 292, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 24 May 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	292
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 May 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 631.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

536 broken records

Margins by which the 536 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1950

Top 20 records on 24 May 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1950	Headingly Station, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1950	Halliford, AU	monthly rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1950	Bonshaw (Campbell St), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1950	Umbercollie, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1950	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1950	Leura, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1950	Anderson 1 N, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1950	Lucknow Station, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1950	Sydney Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1950	Blackwater Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1950	Cork Station, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1950	Melrose, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1950	Cambooya Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1950	Combogolong, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1950	Marra Creek (Womboin), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1950	Llanrheidol Station, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1950	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1950	Gordon Downs, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1950	Kilcumin, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1950	Alice Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	32 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1950. 1950 had 640 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	424
10 to 20	83
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1