Weather Records on 24 May 1954

260 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1954. Highest significance: Erick, US.

Key Facts for 24 May 1954

On 24 May 1954, 260 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 258 daily.
Erick set a daily record precipitation of 80.5 mm (3.2 in) on 24 May 1954.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

260 stations

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

Weather records on 24 May 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Channarayapatna	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kulattur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oakwood 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madhugiri	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Channagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hindupur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Talavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sankari	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mayhill Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Badgebup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nagamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kunigal	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dundee 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hilliard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Balbrogie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pedras de Abelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Raiford State Prison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jordan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aiyansh	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kharsawan	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mangochi	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

260 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 141, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 24 May 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 May 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 258.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

217 broken records

Margins by which the 217 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1954

Top 20 records on 24 May 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1954	Erick, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1954	Channarayapatna, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1954	Kulattur, IN	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1954	Floresville, US	monthly rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1954	Oakwood 3 SW, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1954	Moab, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1954	Madhugiri, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1954	Channagiri, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1954	Weatherford, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1954	Chillicothe, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1954	Hindupur, IN	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1954	Palani, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1954	Talavadi, IN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1954	Sankari, IN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1954	Mayhill Rs, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1954	Badgebup, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1954	St John's, CA	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	64 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1954	Gallivare_A, SE	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	64 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1954	Woodward, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1954	Glen St Mary 1 W, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	28 years	26 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 260 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	172
10 to 20	25
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1