Weather Records on 24 June 1974

922 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 June 1974. Highest significance: Nurnberg-Buchenbuehl, DE.

Key Facts for 24 June 1974

On 24 June 1974, 922 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
190 were record highs and 618 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 907 daily.
Nurnberg-Buchenbuehl set a monthly record daily precipitation of 88.6 mm (3.5 in) on 24 June 1974.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 409 records.

Record Map

922 stations

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

Weather records on 24 June 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nurnberg-Buchenbuehl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Penza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palatka	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago de Compostela/Labacol	Spain	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hollenstein (Kraftwerk)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hausstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Porto	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buynaksk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carcross	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Frolovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aguiar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wills Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

922 records

Records set or tied on 24 June 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 317, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 301, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 June 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	317
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	301
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 June 1974 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 907.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

675 broken records

Margins by which the 675 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 June 1974

Top 20 records on 24 June 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 June 1974	Nurnberg-Buchenbuehl, DE	monthly rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 June 1974	A Coruna, ES	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1974	Penza, RU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1974	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1974	Palatka, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1974	Santiago de Compostela/Labacol, ES	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1974	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1974	Hollenstein (Kraftwerk), DE	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1974	Hausstein, DE	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1974	Russellville, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1974	Russellville, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1974	Villaflores (Smn), MX	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1974	Porto, PT	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1974	Byers 5 ENE, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1974	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1974	Crossville Ed & Rsch STN, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1974	Buynaksk, RU	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1974	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	73 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1974	Aberdeen, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1974	Charleston, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	72 years	36 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

1793 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1974. 1974 had 922 records.

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

Records on 06-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1799	1
1803	1
1806	2
1813	1
1821	1
1822	1
1836	1
1845	1
1846	1
1849	2
1850	1
1854	1
1855	2
1856	2
1862	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	5
1889	4
1892	11
1893	7
1894	4
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	4
1902	10
1903	17
1904	10
1905	13
1906	13
1907	28
1908	25
1909	52
1910	21
1911	24
1912	141
1913	36
1914	50
1915	57
1916	57
1917	24
1918	56
1919	32
1920	31
1921	33
1922	46
1923	262
1924	119
1925	220
1926	219
1927	155
1928	275
1929	299
1930	366
1931	668
1932	351
1933	482
1934	390
1935	279
1936	897
1937	473
1938	388
1939	296
1940	534
1941	361
1942	373
1943	293
1944	394
1945	352
1946	384
1947	432
1948	398
1949	360
1950	681
1951	452
1952	798
1953	422
1954	439
1955	327
1956	603
1957	706
1958	583
1959	369
1960	320
1961	603
1962	260
1963	433
1964	365
1965	443
1966	490
1967	613
1968	500
1969	992
1970	536
1971	557
1972	1,204
1973	400
1974	922
1975	798
1976	840
1977	508
1978	582
1979	830
1980	655
1981	767
1982	615
1983	913
1984	732
1985	797
1986	672
1987	805
1988	1,646
1989	733
1990	689
1991	935
1992	1,104
1993	1,054
1994	1,019
1995	751
1996	1,019
1997	854
1998	1,127
1999	815
2000	605
2001	684
2002	864
2003	1,199
2004	946
2005	1,322
2006	789
2007	779
2008	533
2009	935
2010	1,102
2011	845
2012	991
2013	667
2014	460
2015	583
2016	1,245
2017	1,139
2018	459
2019	889
2020	609
2021	929
2022	650
2023	682
2024	784
2025	1,508
2026	927

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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	674
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1