Weather Records on 24 May 1979

1,115 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1979. Highest significance: Middleboro, US.

Key Facts for 24 May 1979

On 24 May 1979, 1,115 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
242 were record highs and 254 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,090 daily.
Middleboro set a daily record precipitation of 76.5 mm (3.0 in) on 24 May 1979.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,115 stations

1,115 station records on 24 May 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Holtwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ulrika	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Balgo Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Akron Canton AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Yalpara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hanksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Depot	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
North River Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stockbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saxton 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Doon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Millheim	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coondambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Patuxent River NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeira da Graca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Otis	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Immarna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paupack 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Hole	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malad	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glens Falls AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Oak 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Honesdale 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gibb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Travemunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,115 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 139, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 619.

Records on 24 May 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	139
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	619
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 May 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 1,090.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

940 broken records

Margins by which the 940 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1979

Top 20 records on 24 May 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1979	Middleboro, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 May 1979	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 May 1979	Holtwood, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 May 1979	Bederkesa, DE	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1979	Kingston, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1979	Moola Bulla, AU	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1979	Halls Creek Airport, AU	monthly rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1979	Ulrika, SE	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1979	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1979	Everett, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1979	Balgo Hills, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1979	Akron Canton AP, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1979	Orroroo (Yalpara), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1979	Pembroke, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1979	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1979	Albany Intl AP, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1979	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1979	Hanksville, US	monthly rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1979	W Chester 2 NW, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1979	Warrensburg 4 NW, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	46 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1979. 1979 had 1,115 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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Data for records on 1979-05-24: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 May 1979
Margin	Records
0 to 10	758
10 to 20	125
20 to 30	43
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	4