Weather Records on 24 May 2020

517 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 2020. Highest significance: Guba, AZ.

Key Facts for 24 May 2020

On 24 May 2020, 517 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
232 were record highs and 161 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 502 daily.
Guba set a daily record precipitation of 99.6 mm (3.9 in) on 24 May 2020.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

517 stations

517 station records on 24 May 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Guba	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Post	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hatanga	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Key West NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pojarkovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Izana	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Penza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Suhana	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Exmouth Gulf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Airport Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rookwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McHenry Stratton Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bakko I Hol	Norway	Record snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Troitsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.7 C (94.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wanatah 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Har Kenaan	Israel	Record low minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Afton - Janesville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Point	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elat	Israel	Record low maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lord Howe Island Aero	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pearce Raaf	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Simao	China	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sam	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	40.5 C (104.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Igarka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mae Sot	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	39.2 C (102.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cross City 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Aero	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

517 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 115, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 24 May 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 24 May 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 502.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

420 broken records

Margins by which the 420 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 2020

Top 20 records on 24 May 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 2020	Guba, AZ	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2020	Post, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	11 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2020	Hatanga, RU	daily high max	20.8 C (69.4 F)	10.9 C (19.6 F)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2020	Palmerville, AU	daily low max	23.2 C (73.8 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2020	Key West NAS, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2020	Lamar Rs, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2020	Jackson, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	113 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2020	Pojarkovo, RU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2020	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	110 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2020	Beloit, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2020	Moran 5WNW, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2020	Astana, KZ	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2020	Izana, ES	daily high min	14.1 C (57.4 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2020	Penza, RU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	83 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2020	Karesuando, SE	daily snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2020	Franklinville, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	118 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2020	Old Faithful, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	1.7 cm (0.7 in)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2020	Suhana, RU	monthly high max	28.4 C (83.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2020	Timber Lake, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2020	Old Faithful, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	113 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2020. 2020 had 517 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	415
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1