Weather Records on 24 May 2018

595 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 2018. Highest significance: Plauen, DE.

Key Facts for 24 May 2018

On 24 May 2018, 595 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
417 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 583 daily.
Plauen set a monthly record daily precipitation of 91.7 mm (3.6 in) on 24 May 2018.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

595 stations

595 station records on 24 May 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Schleiz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hersdorf-Weissenseifen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kortgene	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wilhelminadorp-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chiang Rai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uttaradit	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wu Lu Mu Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Luisenthal (Talsperre )	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Valladolid (Villanubla)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waltershausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burukan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Martinroda	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bravo	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Petrisberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Neuhaus Am Rennweg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Segovia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laurinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Magnitogorsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Neunkirchen-Wellesweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Budennovsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Real	Spain	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lyneham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ozone	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pet Jorhat	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grainet-Rehberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spratt Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Schwaigermoos	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zajsan	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haukedal	Norway	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chisos Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Schmieritz-Weltwitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melnichnoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

595 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 277, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 May 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	277
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 May 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 583.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

469 broken records

Margins by which the 469 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 2018

Top 20 records on 24 May 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 2018	Plauen, DE	monthly rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 May 2018	Schleiz, DE	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2018	Alva 1W, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2018	Pecs Pogany, HU	daily rain	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2018	Wilbur, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2018	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2018	Hersdorf-Weissenseifen, DE	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2018	Kortgene, NL	monthly rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2018	Wilhelminadorp-1, NL	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2018	Chiang Rai, TH	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2018	Uttaradit, TH	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2018	Wu Lu Mu Qi, CN	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2018	Luisenthal (Talsperre ), DE	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2018	Valladolid (Villanubla), ES	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2018	Albany, AU	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2018	Waltershausen, DE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2018	Burukan, RU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2018	Yanrey, AU	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2018	Martinroda, DE	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2018	Bravo, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	45 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2018. 2018 had 595 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 50	467
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1