Weather Records on 24 May 1990

923 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1990. Highest significance: Nkhata Bay, MW.

Key Facts for 24 May 1990

On 24 May 1990, 923 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
262 were record highs and 257 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 881 daily.
Nkhata Bay set an all-time record daily precipitation of 265.0 mm (10.4 in) on 24 May 1990.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

923 stations

923 station records on 24 May 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nkhata Bay	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	265.0 mm (10.4 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Breadalbane (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Dapto Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Yass (Linton Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cooma (Kiaora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Belanglo State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Big Hill (Glen Dusk)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Snowball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marulan (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Colony	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eungella National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kuttabul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Derringullen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bredbo (Bredbo Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kioloa Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Boro (Calderwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Konstanz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.8 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nowra Ran Air Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Keira Scout Camp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.8 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yarroweyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Foxground Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	301.4 mm (11.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Renningen-Ihinger Hof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manna Hill (Four Brothers)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Bathurst (Somerton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woonona (Popes Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zhigansk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Babson Park 1 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Kia Ora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mummell (Kangaroobie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tootool (Bryntirion)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

923 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 145, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 112, Heaviest daily rainfall 401, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 24 May 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	145
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	112
Heaviest daily rainfall	401
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 May 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 41, daily 881.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

802 broken records

Margins by which the 802 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 103.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1990

Top 20 records on 24 May 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1990	Nkhata Bay, MW	all-time rain	265.0 mm (10.4 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	33 years	79 of 100 (Major)
24 May 1990	Breadalbane (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 May 1990	Dapto Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	77 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 May 1990	Yass (Linton Hostel), AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 May 1990	Westland, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	37 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 May 1990	Cooma (Kiaora), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 May 1990	Yarrawonga Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 May 1990	Belanglo State Forest, AU	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1990	Big Hill (Glen Dusk), AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1990	Snowball, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1990	Marulan (George St), AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1990	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	101 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1990	Colony, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1990	Milton Post Office, AU	daily rain	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	77 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1990	Eungella National Park, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1990	Canowindra (Canowindra Street), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1990	Woodhouselee (Leeston), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	106 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1990	Collector (Brookdale), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1990	Dalton Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1990	Kuttabul Post Office, AU	daily rain	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	48 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1990. 1990 had 923 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	740
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1