Weather Records on 20 May 2024

478 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 May 2024. Highest significance: Eenrum, NL.

Key Facts for 20 May 2024

On 20 May 2024, 478 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
281 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 459 daily.
Eenrum set a monthly record daily precipitation of 63.7 mm (2.5 in) on 20 May 2024.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

478 stations

478 station records on 20 May 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 May 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eenrum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Eleele 927	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Zoutkamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo (Wandella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lauwersoog	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa Mauka 994	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wahiawa 930	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oosterhout	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Lawai 931	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brydeswood STN 985	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Skrins	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ezumazijl	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mora Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sokode	Togo	Record high minimum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pogibi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
White City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Boston Dam 17	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rome 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chiang Rai	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	38.6 C (101.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sirte	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Benghazi Benina	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pogibi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad Flygflottilj	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hayling Island	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McCook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Smith Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gaoua	Burkina Faso	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alencon-Valframbert	France	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Billings	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mahaulepu 941.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Puukolii 457.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jiuquan	China	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lenghu	China	Record high maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Schleswig	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Khudjand	Tajikistan	Record low maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jiexiu	China	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Acajutla	El Salvador	Record high minimum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dimbokro	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Malmstrom AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Meacham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dong Hoi	Vietnam	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

478 records

Records set or tied on 20 May 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 163, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 105, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 20 May 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	163
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	105
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 May 2024 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 459.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

377 broken records

Margins by which the 377 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 May 2024

Top 20 records on 20 May 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 May 2024	Eenrum, NL	monthly rain	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 May 2024	Eleele 927, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 May 2024	Zoutkamp, NL	monthly rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2024	Cobargo (Wandella), AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2024	Osceola, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	124 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2024	Lauwersoog, NL	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2024	Koloa Mauka 994, US	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2024	Wahiawa 930, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2024	Oosterhout, NL	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2024	W Lawai 931, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2024	Brydeswood STN 985, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2024	Cascade, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2024	Skrins, NL	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2024	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	77 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2024	Dunkirk 19NNE, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2024	Ezumazijl, NL	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2024	Mora Camp, PR	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2024	Sokode, TG	daily high min	25.4 C (77.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	79 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2024	Pogibi, RU	monthly high min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2024	White City, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	36 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

1802 to 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2024. 2024 had 478 records.

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

Records on 05-20 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1803	1
1804	1
1815	1
1825	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	3
1847	1
1854	1
1858	3
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1871	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1880	2
1884	2
1885	1
1887	2
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	3
1893	1
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	3
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	11
1903	19
1904	4
1905	4
1906	22
1907	35
1908	23
1909	10
1910	20
1911	82
1912	20
1913	10
1914	16
1915	42
1916	29
1917	46
1918	92
1919	56
1920	44
1921	234
1922	40
1923	125
1924	189
1925	251
1926	128
1927	118
1928	138
1929	323
1930	129
1931	451
1932	689
1933	449
1934	582
1935	259
1936	207
1937	270
1938	331
1939	266
1940	337
1941	378
1942	337
1943	802
1944	315
1945	498
1946	339
1947	358
1948	514
1949	586
1950	327
1951	288
1952	615
1953	518
1954	822
1955	421
1956	565
1957	728
1958	378
1959	785
1960	612
1961	333
1962	773
1963	732
1964	517
1965	200
1966	416
1967	587
1968	743
1969	885
1970	310
1971	653
1972	612
1973	419
1974	893
1975	1,332
1976	837
1977	553
1978	534
1979	683
1980	751
1981	1,540
1982	554
1983	1,307
1984	867
1985	426
1986	790
1987	1,036
1988	805
1989	764
1990	722
1991	925
1992	1,200
1993	1,208
1994	778
1995	734
1996	1,749
1997	1,106
1998	1,124
1999	673
2000	991
2001	847
2002	2,299
2003	1,201
2004	746
2005	929
2006	1,006
2007	565
2008	999
2009	1,529
2010	1,011
2011	1,117
2012	604
2013	919
2014	629
2015	1,001
2016	692
2017	1,214
2018	460
2019	1,483
2020	784
2021	904
2022	1,643
2023	1,106
2024	478
2025	969
2026	696

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	344
10 to 20	16
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2