Weather Records on 24 May 1986

573 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1986. Highest significance: Chetumal (Dge), MX.

Key Facts for 24 May 1986

On 24 May 1986, 573 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 564 daily.
Chetumal (Dge) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 276.6 mm (10.9 in) on 24 May 1986.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

573 stations

573 station records on 24 May 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chetumal (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	276.6 mm (10.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Belgrade (Observatory)	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Novi Sad	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harstena	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Squa Pan Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
West Rumney	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vitoria de Santo Antao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stenstugu Forsoksgard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lukachukai	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Checotah	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forsan	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koloko Rsvr 1137	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville Rch 1117	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rosebud (Country Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rumoi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kitamiesashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Live Oak	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barbourville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stearns 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rainbow (Pigick)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dartmouth Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ordubad	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Xochiapa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anchieta (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Matilde (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marechal Floriano (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

573 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 260.

Records on 24 May 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 May 1986 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 564.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

466 broken records

Margins by which the 466 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1986

Top 20 records on 24 May 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1986	Chetumal (Dge), MX	monthly rain	276.6 mm (10.9 in)	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1986	Belgrade (Observatory), RS	daily rain	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1986	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1986	Lake Yellowstone, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1986	Novi Sad, RS	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1986	Visby_Flygplats, SE	monthly rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1986	Harstena, SE	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1986	Jamestown, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1986	Presque Isle, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1986	Greeneville Exp STN, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1986	Livingston 5 NE, US	monthly rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1986	Glenburn, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1986	Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	83 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1986	Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO	daily high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	81 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1986	Middlesboro Fire Dept, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1986	Squa Pan Dam, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1986	West Rumney, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1986	Orono, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1986	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1986	N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	76 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1986. 1986 had 573 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	441
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1