Weather Records on 24 March 2024

820 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 2024. Highest significance: World Trade Ctr, US.

Key Facts for 24 March 2024

On 24 March 2024, 820 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
220 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 780 daily.
World Trade Ctr set a daily record precipitation of 72.1 mm (2.8 in) on 24 March 2024.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

820 stations

820 station records on 24 March 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kumamoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Cody	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bond Springs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sargents	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nagasaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	238.0 mm (9.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnette 7 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hanzhong	China	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Enshi	China	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mildred 7 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rangeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mizpah 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mahrigong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily snowfall	69.9 cm (27.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ambalindum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.4 mm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Surry Mtn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wertsville 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Union Village Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Phosphate Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Farley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fukue	Japan	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laingsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barre Falls Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hardin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Knobs 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Thompson Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harris STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

820 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 150, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 387, Heaviest daily snowfall 95, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 24 March 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	150
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	387
Heaviest daily snowfall	95
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 24 March 2024 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 36, daily 780.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

704 broken records

Margins by which the 704 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 440.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 2024

Top 20 records on 24 March 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 2024	World Trade Ctr, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	112 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 March 2024	Kumamoto, JP	monthly rain	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	58 years	74 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2024	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	112 years	74 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2024	Amherst, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	112 years	72 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2024	Culbertson, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	122 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2024	Cody, US	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	78 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2024	Spencer 1 N, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	104 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2024	Bond Springs Homestead, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	98 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2024	Hermannsburg, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	111 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2024	Sargents, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2024	Keene, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2024	Sisian, AM	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2024	Nagasaki, JP	monthly rain	238.0 mm (9.4 in)	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	9 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2024	Sonnette 7 SW, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2024	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2024	Herbert Vale, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	120 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2024	Hanzhong, CN	monthly rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2024	Farmington, US	daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2024	Enshi, CN	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2024	McKinlay Roadhouse, AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	132 years	54 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2024. 2024 had 820 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

Download the Data

Data for records on 2024-03-24: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 100	677
100 to 200	23
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1