Weather Records on 24 March 1954

489 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1954. Highest significance: Aledo, US.

Key Facts for 24 March 1954

On 24 March 1954, 489 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 473 daily.
Aledo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 24 March 1954.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

489 stations

489 station records on 24 March 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Marydale (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kulu	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Khushalgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rietbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Niekerkshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adirampatanam	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hendrikspan (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marquard - Pol 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kherwara	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waterland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mayfield 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kayatnur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tweespruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haldwani	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bellrock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville Pearson St	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tohana	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barreiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moorside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

489 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 299, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 24 March 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	299
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 24 March 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 473.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

411 broken records

Margins by which the 411 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1954

Top 20 records on 24 March 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1954	Aledo, US	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1954	Marydale (Pol), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1954	Pelee Island, CA	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1954	Mudukulathur, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1954	Oranjerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1954	Kulu, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1954	Khushalgarh, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1954	Thiruvananthapuram, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1954	Rietbult, ZA	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1954	Grace, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1954	Union City, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1954	Davenport L&D 15, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1954	Bridger 2 N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1954	S Bend AP, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1954	Barduar, IN	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1954	Niekerkshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1954	Burlington Muni AP, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1954	Wauseon Wtp, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1954	Passau-Maierhof, DE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	58 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1954	Adirampatanam, IN	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1954. 1954 had 489 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	360
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1