Weather Records on 24 August 1981

579 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1981. Highest significance: Catharinasvlei, ZA.

Key Facts for 24 August 1981

On 24 August 1981, 579 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
220 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 558 daily.
Catharinasvlei set an all-time record daily precipitation of 120.0 mm (4.7 in) on 24 August 1981.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

579 stations

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

Weather records on 24 August 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Catharinasvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cherinay	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yandaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gorakhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Azueta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salgado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kojnas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zinder	Niger	Record low minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gorin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Malo D Auckland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mazapa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yibin	China	Record daily precipitation	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nogliki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Onor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albertinia (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo Nuevo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tivjaku	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Groznyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Villahermosa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madereros	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zhizhgin Mayak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjeville (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vjazemskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lumber City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista de Loreto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Urepetiro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Komsomolsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

579 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 229.

Records on 24 August 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1981 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 15, daily 558.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

479 broken records

Margins by which the 479 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1981

Top 20 records on 24 August 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1981	Catharinasvlei, ZA	all-time rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1981	Aramac Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1981	Sovetskaja Gavan, RU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1981	Pogranichnoe, RU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1981	Poronajsk, RU	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1981	Cherinay, RU	daily rain	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1981	Yandaburra, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1981	Gorakhpur, IN	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1981	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1981	Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1981	Azueta, MX	monthly rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1981	Laghouat, DZ	daily low max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1981	Salgado, BR	daily rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1981	Kojnas, RU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1981	Hillsboro 3 N, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1981	Bolsoy Santar, RU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1981	Biskra, DZ	monthly low max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1981	Lucinda Township, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1981	Zinder, NE	daily low min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1981	Gorin, RU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	42 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

1802 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1981. 1981 had 579 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

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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 2026-10-15 (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 10	392
10 to 20	46
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2