Weather Records on 24 May 1965

502 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1965. Highest significance: Kotkhai, IN.

Key Facts for 24 May 1965

On 24 May 1965, 502 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 494 daily.
Kotkhai set a daily record precipitation of 76.8 mm (3.0 in) on 24 May 1965.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

502 stations

502 station records on 24 May 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kotkhai	India	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Trumbull	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Minette	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Evelyn Sharp Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Inukjuak Ua	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vantipura	India	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Central City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perumpavur	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Midale	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Soledad de Doblado	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Martin	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

502 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 134, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 24 May 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	134
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 24 May 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 494.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

421 broken records

Margins by which the 421 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1360.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1965

Top 20 records on 24 May 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1965	Kotkhai, IN	daily rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1965	Bird City 10S, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1965	Mt Trumbull, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1965	Bay Minette, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1965	Oberlin, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1965	Mc Cook, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1965	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1965	Evelyn Sharp Fld, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1965	Dunn Ctr 1E, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1965	Inukjuak Ua, CA	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1965	Miller, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1965	Culbertson, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1965	Hill City Muni AP, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1965	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1965	Vantipura, IN	daily rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1965	Central City, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1965	Flagstaff AP, US	monthly rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1965	La Delle 7 NE, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1965	Williams, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1965	Flagstaff AP, US	monthly snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	1.6 cm (0.6 in)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1965. 1965 had 502 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 200	419
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1