Weather Records on 24 May 1959

315 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1959. Highest significance: Asheville, US.

Key Facts for 24 May 1959

On 24 May 1959, 315 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 312 daily.
Asheville set a daily record precipitation of 57.9 mm (2.3 in) on 24 May 1959.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

315 stations

315 station records on 24 May 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sultanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Karad	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tittagudi	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palma 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Levy	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gilmer 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Borio	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vulcan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dharapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Annavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clear Spring 1 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Athabasca	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Udumalpet	India	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Don	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Malda	India	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arachu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jayamkondam	India	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cullowhee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wando Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

315 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 10.

Records on 24 May 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 May 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 312.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

267 broken records

Margins by which the 267 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1959

Top 20 records on 24 May 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1959	Asheville, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 May 1959	Sultanganj, IN	monthly rain	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 May 1959	Karad, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1959	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1959	Ramos Arizpe (Smn), MX	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1959	Perm, RU	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1959	Tittagudi, IN	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1959	Palma 2 NE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1959	Valmora, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1959	Coleman, CA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1959	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1959	Levy, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1959	Sable Island, CA	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1959	Gilmer 4 WNW, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1959	Borio, IN	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1959	Lyndhurst Station, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1959	Vulcan, CA	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1959	Sable Island, CA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1959	Hambantota, LK	daily high min	26.8 C (80.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	86 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1959	Beaver Mines, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1959. 1959 had 315 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 20	233
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1