Weather Records on 24 May 1987

664 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1987. Highest significance: Semonaiha, KZ.

Key Facts for 24 May 1987

On 24 May 1987, 664 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
196 were record highs and 256 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 645 daily.
Semonaiha set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 24 May 1987.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

664 stations

664 station records on 24 May 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Semonaiha	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lead Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolo-Poloma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan Mill	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff City 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barbourville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz-Litoral	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stamps	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karval	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morrilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Idlewild	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuautla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hawarden Bridge	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gouldsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Whitney Point Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taiyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belzoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hakodate	Japan	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mullin	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Attu	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chongqing	China	Record high minimum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Letaba Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Phitsanulok/Sarit	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gayvoron	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aledo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

664 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 173, Highest daily minimum 126, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 210, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 May 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	173
Highest daily minimum	126
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 May 1987 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 645.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

540 broken records

Margins by which the 540 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1987

Top 20 records on 24 May 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1987	Semonaiha, KZ	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1987	Wilkesboro, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1987	Comanche, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1987	Ft Ross, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1987	Lead Hill, US	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1987	Nikolo-Poloma, RU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1987	Valencia Estates, ZA	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1987	Morgan Mill, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1987	Haleakala Rs 338, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1987	Lacrosse, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1987	Bluff City 3 SW, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1987	Taylor Park, US	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1987	Barbourville, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1987	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1987	Robe Comparison, AU	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1987	Zhizdra, RU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1987	Danville, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1987	Melstone, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1987	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1987	Hartford Wwtp, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1987. 1987 had 664 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	509
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2