Weather Records on 24 May 2005

967 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 2005. Highest significance: Cossack, AU.

Key Facts for 24 May 2005

On 24 May 2005, 967 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
634 were record highs and 175 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 926 daily.
Cossack set a monthly record daily precipitation of 131.8 mm (5.2 in) on 24 May 2005.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

967 stations

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

Weather records on 24 May 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cossack	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Valga	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Enders Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tooma	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de Arocha	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pribyslav	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Strachowice	Poland	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deming	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tularosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cerritos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Village	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Natoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandia Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
East Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Turany	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Naco	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gilmer 4 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murmansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Roads 5 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tumacacori Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roslavl	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

967 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 362, Lowest daily maximum 97, Highest daily minimum 272, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 158.

Records on 24 May 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	362
Lowest daily maximum	97
Highest daily minimum	272
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 May 2005 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 38, daily 926.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

714 broken records

Margins by which the 714 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 2005

Top 20 records on 24 May 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 2005	Cossack, AU	monthly rain	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	87 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 May 2005	Valga, EE	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2005	Enders Lake, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2005	Tooma, EE	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2005	Paso de Arocha, MX	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2005	Pribyslav, CZ	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2005	Strachowice, PL	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2005	Teriberka, RU	daily high min	9.3 C (48.7 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2005	Shoshone, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2005	Wallace, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2005	Santiago, MX	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2005	Alexandria, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2005	Minsk, BY	daily high max	30.4 C (86.7 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2005	San Juan del Rio, MX	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2005	Farmerville, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2005	Holter Dam, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2005	Sulphur Springs, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2005	Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed), RU	daily high min	6.9 C (44.4 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	83 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2005	San Simon, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2005	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	40 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2005. 2005 had 967 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 10	689
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1