Weather Records on 24 April 1977

1,035 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1977. Highest significance: Cullendale, ZA.

Key Facts for 24 April 1977

On 24 April 1977, 1,035 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
567 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 134 monthly and 901 daily.
Cullendale set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 24 April 1977.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

1,035 stations

1,035 station records on 24 April 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Badplaas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gouldsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehall	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Susquehanna	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bellows Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coscomatepec (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Ns,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburnham	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Acatlan de Osorio (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Loerie (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
South Wales Emery Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jequie	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Macaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
South Londonderry	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Smiths Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hedley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dansville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Givhans Ferry 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Windham 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lajedinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santana (Santana Do Brejo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Readsboro 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cocos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,035 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 368, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 199, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 368, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 24 April 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	368
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	199
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	368
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 24 April 1977 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 134, daily 901.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

875 broken records

Margins by which the 875 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 April 1977

Top 20 records on 24 April 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1977	Cullendale, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	86 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1977	Pbo Anantapur, IN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1977	Badplaas (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1977	Cradock, ZA	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1977	Mount Coke (Bos), ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1977	Gouldsboro, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1977	Whitehall, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1977	Susquehanna, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1977	Bellows Falls, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1977	Albertvale, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1977	Coscomatepec (Smn), MX	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1977	Bathurst Ns,, ZA	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1977	Ashburnham, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1977	Arcade, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1977	Acatlan de Osorio (Smn), MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1977	Loerie (Sar), ZA	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1977	Amherst, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1977	Brunswick, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1977	Cooperstown, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1977	Mt Morris 2W, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	48 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1977. 1977 had 1,035 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 20	802
20 to 40	56
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1