Weather Records on 24 May 1963

734 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1963. Highest significance: Muncheberg, DE.

Key Facts for 24 May 1963

On 24 May 1963, 734 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 535 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 728 daily.
Muncheberg set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 24 May 1963.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

734 stations

734 station records on 24 May 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fremantle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dongara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wattoning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wannerie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kooline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sandsprings	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

734 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 206, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 329, Heaviest daily rainfall 88, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 24 May 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	206
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	329
Heaviest daily rainfall	88
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 May 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 728.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

555 broken records

Margins by which the 555 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1963

Top 20 records on 24 May 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1963	Muncheberg, DE	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 May 1963	Yarraloola, AU	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1963	Millstream, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1963	Fremantle, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1963	Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras), BR	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1963	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1963	Dongara, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1963	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	85 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1963	Hamersley, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1963	Wetaskiwin, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1963	Port Stanley, CA	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1963	Philadelphia City, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1963	Mardie, AU	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1963	Brady, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1963	Fichtelberg, DE	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1963	Wattoning, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1963	Wannerie, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1963	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily high min	13.0 C (55.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	73 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1963	Middletown 4 W, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	85 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1963	Fernandina Beach, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	70 years	33 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1963. 1963 had 734 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	524
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1