Weather Records on 24 September 1974

1,204 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 1974. Highest significance: Fort Resolution A, CA.

Key Facts for 24 September 1974

On 24 September 1974, 1,204 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
159 were record highs and 846 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 1,152 daily.
Fort Resolution A set a daily record snowfall of 14.7 cm (5.8 in) on 24 September 1974.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

1,204 stations

1,204 station records on 24 September 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 September 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort Resolution A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jal	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Avalon	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Locke	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowknife Hydro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Angelo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Okay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atoka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,204 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 570, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 276, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 24 September 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	570
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	276
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 September 1974 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 51, daily 1,152.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

962 broken records

Margins by which the 962 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 1974

Top 20 records on 24 September 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 1974	Fort Resolution A, CA	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1974	Daytona Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1974	Varberg, SE	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1974	Chillicothe, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1974	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	98 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1974	Carlsbad, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1974	Wichita Falls Muni AP, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1974	Chestertown, US	monthly low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1974	Elmira, US	monthly low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1974	Uccle, BE	daily low max	11.9 C (53.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1974	Jal, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1974	Denton 2 SE, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1974	McKinney Muni AP, US	monthly low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	61 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1974	Sonora, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1974	Port Stanley, CA	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	86 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1974	Brady, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	79 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1974	Menard, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1974	Clearwater, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	74 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1974	Maseskar, SE	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1974	Rockville 1 NE, US	monthly low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	57 years	37 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

1803 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1974. 1974 had 1,204 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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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	943
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1