Weather Records on 24 May 1981

758 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1981. Highest significance: Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula, AU.

Key Facts for 24 May 1981

On 24 May 1981, 758 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
277 were record highs and 179 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 729 daily.
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula set a daily record precipitation of 90.0 mm (3.5 in) on 24 May 1981.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

758 stations

758 station records on 24 May 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Austin-Camp Mabry	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yanac North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mascote	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camdenton 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lorne (Lorne Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yalwal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bangkok Metropolis	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berowra (Goodwyn Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Skillingaryd	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Crescent (Serat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ytiniche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilburton 9 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tuxcueca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hat Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yanchep	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Harbour CS	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lednik Phedchenko (Im. Gorbuno	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fessenden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

758 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 132, Highest daily minimum 212, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 301, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 May 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	132
Highest daily minimum	212
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	301
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 May 1981 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 729.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

651 broken records

Margins by which the 651 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 320.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1981

Top 20 records on 24 May 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1981	Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 May 1981	Austin-Camp Mabry, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1981	Ft Ripley, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1981	Piaxtla, MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1981	Fosston 1 E, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1981	Boulder, US	all-time rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1981	Yanac North, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1981	Mascote, BR	monthly rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1981	Camdenton 2 NW, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1981	Hannibal Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1981	Montpelier, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1981	Grafton, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1981	Clearwater, US	monthly high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1981	Morris, CA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1981	Lorne (Lorne Road), AU	monthly rain	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1981	Yalwal, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1981	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	13.5 C (56.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	116 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1981	Bangkok Metropolis, TH	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1981	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	85 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1981	Randwick Racecourse, AU	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	38 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1981. 1981 had 758 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 50	647
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1