Weather Records on 24 June 1981

767 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 June 1981. Highest significance: Turkey Hill North, AU.

Key Facts for 24 June 1981

On 24 June 1981, 767 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
265 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 732 daily.
Turkey Hill North set an all-time record daily precipitation of 114.6 mm (4.5 in) on 24 June 1981.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 410 records.

Record Map

767 stations

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

Weather records on 24 June 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Turkey Hill North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kimba (Curtinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton (Glen Ewin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waialua 847	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waddikee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Netherton (Desert Fringe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Loma Fina	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Meningie (Waltowa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kanawha	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Titonka	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Earth	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mintaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gendringen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
North Shields (Port Lincoln Ae	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eldora	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Towong Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Gil (I.de Itaparica)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ross (Ellinthorp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norman Wells A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bentley	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dennison Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flinders Island Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Urella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cedaredge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Peoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nitta Yuma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

767 records

Records set or tied on 24 June 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 147, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 373.

Records on 24 June 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	147
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	373
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 June 1981 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 33, daily 732.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

615 broken records

Margins by which the 615 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 June 1981

Top 20 records on 24 June 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 June 1981	Turkey Hill North, AU	all-time rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	75 of 100 (Major)
24 June 1981	Algona, US	daily rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 June 1981	Kimba (Curtinye), AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 June 1981	Berne Wwtp, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1981	Iowa Falls, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1981	Houghton (Glen Ewin), AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1981	Waialua 847, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1981	Britt 3E, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1981	Astana, KZ	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1981	Clarion, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1981	Webster City, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1981	Kimba, AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1981	Forest City 2 NNE, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1981	Jewell, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1981	Waddikee, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1981	Netherton (Desert Fringe), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1981	Loma Fina, MX	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1981	Meningie (Waltowa), AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1981	Kanawha, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1981	Montezuma 1 W, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 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

1793 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1981. 1981 had 767 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 06-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1799	1
1803	1
1806	2
1813	1
1821	1
1822	1
1836	1
1845	1
1846	1
1849	2
1850	1
1854	1
1855	2
1856	2
1862	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	5
1889	4
1892	11
1893	7
1894	4
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	4
1902	10
1903	17
1904	10
1905	13
1906	13
1907	28
1908	25
1909	52
1910	21
1911	24
1912	141
1913	36
1914	50
1915	57
1916	57
1917	24
1918	56
1919	32
1920	31
1921	33
1922	46
1923	262
1924	119
1925	220
1926	219
1927	155
1928	275
1929	299
1930	366
1931	668
1932	351
1933	482
1934	390
1935	279
1936	897
1937	473
1938	388
1939	296
1940	534
1941	361
1942	373
1943	293
1944	394
1945	352
1946	384
1947	432
1948	398
1949	360
1950	681
1951	452
1952	798
1953	422
1954	439
1955	327
1956	603
1957	706
1958	583
1959	369
1960	320
1961	603
1962	260
1963	433
1964	365
1965	443
1966	490
1967	613
1968	500
1969	992
1970	536
1971	557
1972	1,204
1973	400
1974	922
1975	798
1976	840
1977	508
1978	582
1979	830
1980	655
1981	767
1982	615
1983	913
1984	732
1985	797
1986	672
1987	805
1988	1,646
1989	733
1990	689
1991	935
1992	1,104
1993	1,054
1994	1,019
1995	751
1996	1,019
1997	854
1998	1,127
1999	815
2000	605
2001	684
2002	864
2003	1,199
2004	946
2005	1,322
2006	789
2007	779
2008	533
2009	935
2010	1,102
2011	845
2012	991
2013	667
2014	460
2015	583
2016	1,245
2017	1,139
2018	459
2019	889
2020	609
2021	929
2022	650
2023	682
2024	784
2025	1,508
2026	927

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Data for records on 1981-06-24: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	558
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2