Weather Records on 24 May 2019

750 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 2019. Highest significance: Zakatala, AZ.

Key Facts for 24 May 2019

On 24 May 2019, 750 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
372 were record highs and 220 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 730 daily.
Zakatala set a daily record precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 24 May 2019.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

750 stations

750 station records on 24 May 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rylsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Abernathy	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Guiyang	China	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Valley Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Robinson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Siedlce	Poland	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trubcevsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Izuhara	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record low maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Reus/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pactola Dam	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ben Gurion	Israel	Record high maximum temperature	42.4 C (108.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield Locks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Takamatsu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Northdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Jacket 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton 4S Mesonet	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cotulla la Salle Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

750 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 218, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 140, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 24 May 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	218
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 24 May 2019 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 730.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

553 broken records

Margins by which the 553 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 550.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 2019

Top 20 records on 24 May 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 2019	Zakatala, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2019	Rylsk, RU	daily rain	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2019	Sisian, AM	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2019	Lamar 7N, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	109 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2019	Buena Vista 2S, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	110 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2019	Abernathy, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2019	Canon City, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	116 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2019	Canon City, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2019	Guiyang, CN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2019	Arthur 4NW, US	monthly rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2019	Spring Valley Sp, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2019	Tonopah, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2019	Deer Creek Dam, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2019	Rangely 1E, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2019	Mt Sterling, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	116 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2019	Ft Duchesne, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	109 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2019	Robinson, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	116 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2019	Siedlce, PL	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2019	Brassua Dam, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2019	Hebron, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	116 years	41 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2019. 2019 had 750 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	860
2014	757
2015	501
2016	408
2017	876
2018	595
2019	750
2020	517
2021	582
2022	709
2023	353
2024	928
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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	550
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1