Weather Records on 24 May 1980

978 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1980. Highest significance: Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US.

Key Facts for 24 May 1980

On 24 May 1980, 978 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
421 were record highs and 351 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 948 daily.
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs set a daily record precipitation of 25.7 mm (1.0 in) on 24 May 1980.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

978 stations

978 station records on 24 May 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Magnet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vaernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Atley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Depot Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Union Hidalgo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beacon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	38.6 C (101.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poset	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Geyser Rch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Ruth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mummulgum (Bingeebeebra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tidjixja	Mauritania	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belfast	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Francis	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Totolapa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Exmouth Gulf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chaparaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

978 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 226, Lowest daily maximum 222, Highest daily minimum 195, Lowest daily minimum 129, Heaviest daily rainfall 186, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 24 May 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	226
Lowest daily maximum	222
Highest daily minimum	195
Lowest daily minimum	129
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 24 May 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 29, daily 948.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

742 broken records

Margins by which the 742 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1980

Top 20 records on 24 May 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1980	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1980	Snake Rvr, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1980	Mount Magnet, AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1980	Austin #2, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1980	Vaernes, NO	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1980	Jackson, US	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1980	Atley, AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1980	Winkelman 6 S, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1980	Depot Springs, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1980	Toronto, CA	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	123 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1980	Union Hidalgo, MX	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1980	Owensboro 3ENE, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1980	Eureka, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1980	Maple Creek, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1980	Port Stanley, CA	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1980	San Rafael-Civic Ctr, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	85 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1980	Kanalohuluhulu 1075, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1980	Halmstad, SE	daily low min	0.4 C (32.7 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1980	Beacon, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1980	Uman, UA	daily low min	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	91 years	39 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1980. 1980 had 978 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 20	713
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2