Weather Records on 24 May 1994

832 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1994. Highest significance: Mohyliv-Podilskyi, UA.

Key Facts for 24 May 1994

On 24 May 1994, 832 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
396 were record highs and 177 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 812 daily.
Mohyliv-Podilskyi set an all-time record daily precipitation of 161.0 mm (6.3 in) on 24 May 1994.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

832 stations

832 station records on 24 May 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mohyliv-Podilskyi	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kofa Mine	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vitebsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lyman	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wagin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Encantado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sakon Nakhon	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pinsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wonnaminta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Jaripo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gen. Santos	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingen/Donau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corrigin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crooked Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luiz Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canal V.O.C.	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roelands Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dillingen/Donau-Fristingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Araluen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minigin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Comitan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Antonio de Guayabos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnaja_Gora	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toodyay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Andres (Isla)/S	Colombia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Antonio Sur	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Surigao	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ejido San Miguel	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

832 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 230, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 112, Heaviest daily rainfall 259.

Records on 24 May 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	230
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	112
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 May 1994 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 812.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

691 broken records

Margins by which the 691 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1994

Top 20 records on 24 May 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1994	Mohyliv-Podilskyi, UA	all-time rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 May 1994	Kofa Mine, US	monthly rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 May 1994	Port Lincoln, AU	daily high max	29.0 C (84.2 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	100 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1994	Vitebsk, BY	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1994	Florence, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1994	Denmark, AU	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1994	Lyman, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1994	Wagin, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1994	Encantado, BR	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1994	Sakon Nakhon, TH	daily rain	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1994	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	113 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1994	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high max	21.2 C (70.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1994	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1994	Pinsk, BY	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1994	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1994	Wonnaminta, AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1994	Presa Jaripo, MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1994	Gen. Santos, PH	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1994	Charles City, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1994	Dillingen/Donau, DE	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	41 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1994. 1994 had 832 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	667
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1