Weather Records on 24 April 1974

708 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1974. Highest significance: Berlin, US.

Key Facts for 24 April 1974

On 24 April 1974, 708 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
158 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 690 daily.
Berlin set a daily record precipitation of 40.4 mm (1.6 in) on 24 April 1974.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

708 stations

708 station records on 24 April 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Landsborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Manoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Steeunmekaar (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sackville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marydale (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily snowfall	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koegasbrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milner	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tottington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
West Burke	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morkalla North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whyte-Yarcowie (Gum Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Packwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stockdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wartook Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pau Ferro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luckhoff (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bongaree Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jaguaruana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Natte Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Do Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz (Cruz de Malta)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein "Rietpan"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

708 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 384, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 24 April 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	384
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 24 April 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 690.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

609 broken records

Margins by which the 609 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1974

Top 20 records on 24 April 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1974	Berlin, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1974	Landsborough, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1974	Manoora, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1974	Silverton Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1974	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1974	Steeunmekaar (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1974	Gagetown 2, CA	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1974	Madison, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1974	Sackville, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1974	Marydale (Pol), ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1974	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1974	Hawker (Holowilena), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1974	Twin Lakes, US	daily snowfall	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1974	Oxenford (Oberon Way), AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1974	Koegasbrug, ZA	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1974	Milner, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1974	St Andrews, CA	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	3.5 cm (1.4 in)	91 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1974	Blackburn, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1974	Taung, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1974	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	79 years	41 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

1799 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1974. 1974 had 708 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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 100	603
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1