Weather Records on 24 May 2014

757 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 2014. Highest significance: Wien, AT.

Key Facts for 24 May 2014

On 24 May 2014, 757 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
508 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 73 monthly and 682 daily.
Wien set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 24 May 2014.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

757 stations

757 station records on 24 May 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Dippoldiswalde-Reinberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nyhammar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marienberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Creek Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kaunakakai 536	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fagelsjo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Simea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hamra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Honolulu Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kunming	China	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spansberget	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ange-Parteboda D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reboly	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Munkfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pamplona	Spain	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Storfinnforsen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snider Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kajaani Lentoasema-1	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leksand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Liberec	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petrozawodsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palisade	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Ind Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Braganca	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lillhamra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Floydada	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Liperi Joensuun Lentoasema	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ljusnedal	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baise	China	Record high minimum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lappeenranta Lentoasema	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vierema Kaarakkala	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amberg-Unterammersricht	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scotia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

757 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 213, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 295, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 201, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 May 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	213
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	295
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 May 2014 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 73, daily 682.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

665 broken records

Margins by which the 665 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 2014

Top 20 records on 24 May 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 2014	Wien, AT	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	101 years	76 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2014	Dippoldiswalde-Reinberg, DE	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2014	Kanalohuluhulu 1075, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2014	San Angelo, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	95 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2014	Melrose, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2014	Nyhammar, SE	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2014	Marienberg, DE	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2014	Willow Creek Pass, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2014	Kaunakakai 536, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2014	Fagelsjo_D, SE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2014	Simea, SE	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2014	Hamra, SE	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2014	Honolulu Intl AP, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2014	Kunming, CN	all-time high max	32.6 C (90.7 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2014	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high max	29.2 C (84.6 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	148 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2014	Ulricehamn, SE	daily high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2014	Spansberget, SE	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2014	Madrid, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2014	Kem-Port, RU	daily high max	28.7 C (83.7 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2014	Ange-Parteboda D, SE	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	35 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

1794 to 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2014. 2014 had 757 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 May 2014
Margin	Records
0 to 10	612
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1