Weather Records on 11 May 2024

579 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 2024. Highest significance: Megri, AM.

Key Facts for 11 May 2024

On 11 May 2024, 579 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
348 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 557 daily.
Megri set a monthly record daily precipitation of 99.6 mm (3.9 in) on 11 May 2024.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

579 stations

579 station records on 11 May 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Megri	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Wanganella General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Whitton (Conapaira St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Conargo (Puckawidgee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Nymagee (Balowra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Gunbower Gee Tee Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nymagee (Burthong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maude (Nap Nap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Masrik	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tuppal (Warragoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Painesville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Finley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella (Bundyulumblah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wakool (Calimo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Innadong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bobadah (Pretty View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brogo (Hawks Head Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gunbar (Kelsey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yarroweyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Bedarbidgal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nahunta 6NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (the Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Batemans Bay - Buckenbowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Snowball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cobram (Goulburn Murray)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya (the Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Binya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wombeyan Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nadi Airport	Fiji	Record low minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Taringo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wapengo Lake Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tuross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zamora	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.4 C (104.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tullamore (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Mo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwell Point Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

579 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 156, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 192, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 11 May 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	156
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	192
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 11 May 2024 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 18, daily 557.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

472 broken records

Margins by which the 472 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 2024

Top 20 records on 11 May 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 2024	Megri, AM	monthly rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	75 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 May 2024	Wanganella General Store, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2024	Whitton (Conapaira St), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	94 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2024	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2024	Conargo (Puckawidgee), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2024	Tabora Airport, TZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2024	Nymagee (Balowra), AU	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2024	Gunbower Gee Tee Stud, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	97 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2024	Kaneohe Bay MCAS, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2024	Nymagee (Burthong), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2024	Maude (Nap Nap), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2024	Masrik, AM	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2024	Hillston Airport, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2024	Echuca Aerodrome, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	99 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2024	Tuppal (Warragoon), AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2024	Painesville 4 NW, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2024	Finley Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2024	Jerilderie Treatment Works, AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	99 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2024	Booligal (Ulonga), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2024	Wanganella (Bundyulumblah), AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	50 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

1814 to 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2024. 2024 had 579 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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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 20	439
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1