Weather Records on 24 May 1974

584 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1974. Highest significance: Winderie, AU.

Key Facts for 24 May 1974

On 24 May 1974, 584 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 569 daily.
Winderie set a monthly record daily precipitation of 152.0 mm (6.0 in) on 24 May 1974.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

584 stations

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

Weather records on 24 May 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winderie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Piracuruca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Buntzen Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coquitlam Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Balmaha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tathra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.6 mm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Odesskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Naraling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Licola Rwc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alouette Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tongio (Brooklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Edaggee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wooramel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Swifts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pajingo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burquitlam Vancouver Golf Cour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowenville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clowhom Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Billings	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ralston	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orel	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lois River Dam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater Power House	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aleppo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose de Mipibu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hinnomunjie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Butchers Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Neuse 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hominy	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

584 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 117, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 339, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 May 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	117
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	339
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 May 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 569.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

495 broken records

Margins by which the 495 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 May 1974

Top 20 records on 24 May 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1974	Winderie, AU	monthly rain	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	27 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 May 1974	Clearwater, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 May 1974	Piracuruca, BR	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 May 1974	Pachena Point, CA	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1974	Delegate (Weewalla), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1974	Buntzen Lake, CA	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1974	Coquitlam Lake, CA	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1974	Balmaha, AU	monthly rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1974	Tathra Post Office, AU	monthly rain	153.6 mm (6.0 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1974	Baddeck, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	97 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1974	Port Hastings, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	99 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1974	Odesskoe, RU	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1974	Naraling, AU	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1974	Collegeville, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1974	Licola Rwc, AU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1974	Mundo Novo, BR	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1974	American River, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1974	Alouette Lake, CA	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1974	Omeo Comparison, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1974	Tongio (Brooklands), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	46 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1974. 1974 had 584 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 100	492
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1