Weather Records on 24 April 2005

1,747 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 2005. Highest significance: Ann Arbor U of Mich, US.

Key Facts for 24 April 2005

On 24 April 2005, 1,747 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
432 were record highs and 806 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,719 daily.
Ann Arbor U of Mich set a daily record snowfall of 14.0 cm (5.5 in) on 24 April 2005.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

1,747 stations

1,747 station records on 24 April 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Oberlin	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bakersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Elyria 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mansfield Lahm Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pandora	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Geneve Cointrin	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pinetop 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanga San Jose	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Yeche	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Akron Canton AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Hill Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield Hollow Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,747 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 200, Lowest daily maximum 477, Highest daily minimum 232, Lowest daily minimum 329, Heaviest daily rainfall 265, Heaviest daily snowfall 139, Deepest snow cover 105.

Records on 24 April 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	200
Lowest daily maximum	477
Highest daily minimum	232
Lowest daily minimum	329
Heaviest daily rainfall	265
Heaviest daily snowfall	139
Deepest snow cover	105

Records on 24 April 2005 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 25, daily 1,719.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,401 broken records

Margins by which the 1,401 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 2005

Top 20 records on 24 April 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 2005	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	111 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 April 2005	Millington 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	111 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 April 2005	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	104 years	75 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2005	Millington 3 SE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	103 years	74 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2005	Sandusky, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	96 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2005	Oberlin, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2005	Sandusky, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	96 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2005	Norwalk Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	109 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2005	Keene, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	106 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2005	Bakersville, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2005	Elyria 3 E, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2005	Mansfield Lahm Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2005	Bright Angel Rs, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2005	Cleveland, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2005	Natural Brg, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2005	Pandora, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2005	Burkes Garden, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	106 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2005	Ely AP, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2005	Bad Axe, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	78 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2005	Ionia 2SSW, US	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	105 years	53 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

1799 to 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2005. 2005 had 1,747 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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 50	1,314
50 to 100	62
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2