Weather Records on 24 April 2010

753 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 2010. Highest significance: Poplar Bluff, US.

Key Facts for 24 April 2010

On 24 April 2010, 753 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
307 were record highs and 205 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 722 daily.
Poplar Bluff set a monthly record daily precipitation of 118.1 mm (4.6 in) on 24 April 2010.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

753 stations

753 station records on 24 April 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Station Nord	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lingle 2WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dermott 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Red Owl	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Peter 4ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oral	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Capitan Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yeneka	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pactola Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Algiers	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vaiden 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Botkinburg 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Chimalapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge Atdd	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Totolapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arequipa	Peru	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Porcupine 11 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bates Creek #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Creightons Creek (Baronga (Cre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
White Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Corrales	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Zapote	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berezovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hayfield Pumping Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

753 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 223, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 225, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 24 April 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	223
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 24 April 2010 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 722.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

592 broken records

Margins by which the 592 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 2010

Top 20 records on 24 April 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 2010	Poplar Bluff, US	monthly rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	117 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2010	Highlands, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	107 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2010	Chugwater, US	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2010	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2010	Wessington Springs, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2010	Station Nord, GL	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2010	Walden, US	daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2010	Falfurrias, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2010	Paradise, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2010	Mullen 3S, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2010	Lingle 2WSW, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2010	Dermott 3 NE, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2010	Anna 4 N, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	105 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2010	Red Owl, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2010	Saint Peter 4ENE, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2010	Harrison, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2010	Oral, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2010	Fayette, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2010	El Capitan Dam, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2010	Cottonwood 2 E, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	80 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

1799 to 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2010. 2010 had 753 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 20	547
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1