Weather Records on 24 May 1976

411 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1976. Highest significance: Bajramaly, TM.

Key Facts for 24 May 1976

On 24 May 1976, 411 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
89 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 402 daily.
Bajramaly set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 24 May 1976.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

411 stations

411 station records on 24 May 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mazanovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fizuly	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeland 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Baisun	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pinopolis Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Como	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.2 mm (7.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gardabani	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kurcum	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Priargunsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sassandra	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tagtabazar	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bald Knob	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Koksa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paola	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berd	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pilger	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amamoor Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carpina (Floresta Dos Leoes)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
James Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Galeana (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stonington	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nespelem 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

411 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 May 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 May 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 402.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

336 broken records

Margins by which the 336 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 166.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1976

Top 20 records on 24 May 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1976	Bajramaly, TM	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 May 1976	Mazanovo, RU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1976	Caboolture Post Office, AU	daily rain	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1976	Summerville 4W, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1976	Lagoa Branca, BR	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1976	Fizuly, AZ	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1976	Ridgeland 5 NE, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1976	Baisun, UZ	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1976	Pinopolis Dam, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1976	Como, AU	daily rain	193.2 mm (7.6 in)	166.2 mm (6.5 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1976	Gardabani, GE	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1976	Kurcum, KZ	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1976	Georgetown 2 E, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1976	Blakely, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1976	Ft Gaines, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1976	Galway, IE	daily high min	12.1 C (53.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1976	Aurora, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	75 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1976	Priargunsk, RU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1976	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1976	Woodford Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	35 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1976. 1976 had 411 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 25	324
25 to 50	6
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1