Weather Records on 24 August 2009

1,085 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 2009. Highest significance: Logan Utah St UNIV, US.

Key Facts for 24 August 2009

On 24 August 2009, 1,085 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
556 were record highs and 410 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 77 monthly and 1,006 daily.
Logan Utah St UNIV set a daily record precipitation of 32.5 mm (1.3 in) on 24 August 2009.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

1,085 stations

1,085 station records on 24 August 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Island Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amberley AMO	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sells	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Verhoture	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palo Verde	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coffs Harbour Mo	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Arenal	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norton W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Utsjoki Leppala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Magdalena	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mayo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nahunta 6NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Calera	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mobile	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,085 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 328, Lowest daily maximum 173, Highest daily minimum 228, Lowest daily minimum 237, Heaviest daily rainfall 119.

Records on 24 August 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	328
Lowest daily maximum	173
Highest daily minimum	228
Lowest daily minimum	237
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 2009 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 77, daily 1,006.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

758 broken records

Margins by which the 758 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 2009

Top 20 records on 24 August 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 2009	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	108 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2009	Island Park, US	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2009	Woodland, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2009	Richmond, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2009	Archerfield Airport, AU	monthly high max	35.7 C (96.3 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2009	Reserve Rs, US	monthly rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2009	Boulia Airport, AU	monthly high max	37.6 C (99.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2009	Ashland, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2009	South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L, AU	monthly high max	31.5 C (88.7 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2009	Atzalan, MX	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2009	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2009	Amberley AMO, AU	monthly high max	36.4 C (97.5 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2009	Sells, US	daily low max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2009	Crosby, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2009	Hohenwald, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	86 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2009	Live Oak, US	daily low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2009	Lowell, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	113 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2009	Wildrose 3NW, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2009	Williston Exp Farm, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2009	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	114 years	43 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2009. 2009 had 1,085 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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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 5	687
5 to 10	31
10 to 15	15
15 to 20	13
20 to 25	8
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	3