Weather Records on 24 April 1975

628 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1975. Highest significance: Lexington Bluegrass AP, US.

Key Facts for 24 April 1975

On 24 April 1975, 628 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
184 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 591 daily.
Lexington Bluegrass AP set a daily record precipitation of 60.5 mm (2.4 in) on 24 April 1975.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

628 stations

628 station records on 24 April 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Paris 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kunda	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sweet Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vanceburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moberly	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Avelino	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chorrocho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brookfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
De Soto	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carmi 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Louisiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middlebourne 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Herington	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 12 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Patamute	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 61 Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pao de Acucar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dunsmuir	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

628 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 139, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 354, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 24 April 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	139
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	354
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 24 April 1975 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 33, daily 591.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

524 broken records

Margins by which the 524 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1975

Top 20 records on 24 April 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1975	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	84 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1975	Eldon, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1975	Scottsburg, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	75 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1975	Paris 5 S, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	81 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1975	Waverly, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1975	Concordia, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1975	Kunda, EE	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1975	Tallinn, EE	monthly rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1975	Shelbina, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	81 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1975	Newport, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1975	Leavenworth, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1975	Madison, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1975	Sweet Springs, US	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1975	Vanceburg, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1975	Bowling Green 1 E, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1975	Moberly, US	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1975	Narva, EE	monthly rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1975	Albion, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1975	Nashville 1 E, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1975	Vevay, US	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	82 years	49 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1975. 1975 had 628 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	520
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1