Weather Records on 24 August 2005

718 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 2005. Highest significance: Quartzsite, US.

Key Facts for 24 August 2005

On 24 August 2005, 718 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
310 were record highs and 200 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 698 daily.
Quartzsite set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 24 August 2005.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

718 stations

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

Weather records on 24 August 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quartzsite	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Maya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Latham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Farmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hognestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de Molina	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minaru	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ocna Sugatag	Romania	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Helland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El OCOTITO	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Tizate	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Obrestad Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nedre Vats	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Papagayos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mouroubra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sola	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mosnov	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Menzies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flekkefjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Presa San Ildefonso	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gilmer 4 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Erofej Pavlovic	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bicheno (Council Depot)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Mojada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palo Verde	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fana - Stend	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arellano	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Olinala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oxthoc	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

718 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 183, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 208.

Records on 24 August 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	183
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 2005 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 698.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

510 broken records

Margins by which the 510 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 2005

Top 20 records on 24 August 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 2005	Quartzsite, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	92 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2005	Norwich, US	monthly rain	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	99 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2005	Maya, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2005	Latham, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2005	Eureka 1E, US	monthly rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2005	Yakutat AP, US	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2005	Mount Farmer, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2005	Hognestad, NO	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2005	Ojai, US	monthly low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2005	Paso de Molina, MX	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2005	Minaru, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2005	Ocna Sugatag, RO	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2005	Albany, AU	daily high min	13.2 C (55.8 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	98 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2005	Helland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2005	El OCOTITO, MX	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2005	El Tizate, MX	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2005	Goodwell Rsch STN, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2005	Sugar Land, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2005	Sulphur Springs, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	111 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2005	Obrestad Fyr, NO	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	42 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

1802 to 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2005. 2005 had 718 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

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Data for records on 2005-08-24: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	482
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	3