Weather Records on 24 May 1969

408 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1969. Highest significance: Quixeramobim, BR.

Key Facts for 24 May 1969

On 24 May 1969, 408 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
186 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 397 daily.
Quixeramobim set an all-time record daily precipitation of 236.8 mm (9.3 in) on 24 May 1969.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

408 stations

408 station records on 24 May 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quixeramobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	236.8 mm (9.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Syferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Vicente (Luiza)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ambur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pendencias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Currais Novos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shurabad	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Misantla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pianco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Senador Pompeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Acu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sells	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape St Elias	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prudente de Morais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sousa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
White Swan Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Allakaket	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape St Elias	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ignace	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tallulah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arni	India	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

408 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 137.

Records on 24 May 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 May 1969 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 397.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

320 broken records

Margins by which the 320 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1969

Top 20 records on 24 May 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1969	Quixeramobim, BR	all-time rain	236.8 mm (9.3 in)	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	33 years	74 of 100 (Major)
24 May 1969	Syferfontein, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1969	Sao Vicente (Luiza), BR	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1969	Ambur, IN	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1969	Pendencias, BR	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1969	Kenai AP, US	monthly high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1969	Currais Novos, BR	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1969	Fajardo, PR	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1969	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1969	American Falls 6 NE, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	71 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1969	Shurabad, AM	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1969	Yreka, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	71 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1969	Brooklet 1 W, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1969	Davenport, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	74 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1969	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	monthly high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1969	Misantla, MX	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1969	Moscow U of I, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	74 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1969	Chiloquin 1 E, US	monthly high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1969	Pianco, BR	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1969	Chilliwack, CA	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	55 years	29 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1969. 1969 had 408 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	308
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1