Weather Records on 24 November 1974

434 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 November 1974. Highest significance: New Braunfels, US.

Key Facts for 24 November 1974

On 24 November 1974, 434 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 427 daily.
New Braunfels set a monthly record daily precipitation of 146.6 mm (5.8 in) on 24 November 1974.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

434 stations

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

Weather records on 24 November 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
La Plaisante	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dequeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Morrilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alger-Dar El Beida	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Okay	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sparkman	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carter Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valliant 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oden 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laredo	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort C/K	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aplin 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tatlayoko Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sandhoogte (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cwencwe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jeddo 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yorktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albanel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sheridan Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

434 records

Records set or tied on 24 November 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 287, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 November 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	287
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 November 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 427.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

374 broken records

Margins by which the 374 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 November 1974

Top 20 records on 24 November 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 November 1974	New Braunfels, US	monthly rain	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	67 years	78 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1974	San Marcos, US	monthly rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	62 years	76 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1974	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1974	La Plaisante, ZA	monthly rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1974	Dequeen, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1974	Morrilton, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1974	Alice, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1974	Alger-Dar El Beida, DZ	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1974	Okay, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1974	Newton Rigg, GB	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1974	Broken Bow 1 N, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1974	Clarksville 2NE, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1974	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1974	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1974	Paris, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1974	Fairfield 3W, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1974	Georgetown, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1974	Izeleni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1974	Sparkman, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1974	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	83 years	38 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 434 records.

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

Records on 11-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1812	1
1824	2
1831	1
1836	1
1838	1
1841	1
1846	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	2
1858	3
1863	1
1865	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	1
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	6
1889	1
1890	6
1892	3
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	12
1903	8
1904	15
1905	17
1906	19
1907	14
1908	53
1909	30
1910	9
1911	47
1912	24
1913	26
1914	64
1915	20
1916	97
1917	110
1918	18
1919	43
1920	21
1921	60
1922	66
1923	164
1924	261
1925	132
1926	107
1927	410
1928	110
1929	226
1930	368
1931	945
1932	186
1933	211
1934	100
1935	221
1936	216
1937	302
1938	778
1939	234
1940	439
1941	166
1942	490
1943	192
1944	418
1945	226
1946	368
1947	745
1948	459
1949	487
1950	1,821
1951	627
1952	762
1953	280
1954	315
1955	621
1956	732
1957	282
1958	650
1959	665
1960	318
1961	660
1962	299
1963	351
1964	330
1965	1,334
1966	840
1967	294
1968	271
1969	284
1970	1,493
1971	836
1972	633
1973	1,513
1974	434
1975	844
1976	412
1977	1,071
1978	703
1979	1,458
1980	1,053
1981	910
1982	1,223
1983	1,370
1984	1,074
1985	2,300
1986	713
1987	781
1988	904
1989	1,005
1990	1,031
1991	928
1992	1,515
1993	2,296
1994	792
1995	956
1996	1,232
1997	489
1998	893
1999	1,202
2000	705
2001	1,808
2002	755
2003	1,166
2004	1,255
2005	1,115
2006	992
2007	1,001
2008	777
2009	889
2010	1,626
2011	1,046
2012	370
2013	1,155
2014	1,016
2015	493
2016	452
2017	1,526
2018	535
2019	323
2020	391
2021	451
2022	378
2023	554
2024	755
2025	453

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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 10	257
10 to 20	48
20 to 30	38
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	8
60 to 70	5
70 to 80	1