Weather Records on 24 May 2024

930 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 2024. Highest significance: Oostvoorne, NL.

Key Facts for 24 May 2024

On 24 May 2024, 930 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
429 were record highs and 202 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 888 daily.
Oostvoorne set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 24 May 2024.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

930 stations

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

Weather records on 24 May 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oostvoorne	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Hoek_van_Holland_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Anna Jacoba Polder	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Oirschot	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Klundert	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bergen Op Zoom	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Edam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Overveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Steenbergen (Nb)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Weesp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hoogerheide	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	95.9 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Eindhoven (Vb)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Noordgouwe	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rilland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Schinnen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Castricum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tilburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Almelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Den Bommel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dirksland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hellendoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuw Helvoet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marken	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ginneken	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Heino_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stavenisse	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zandvoort	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ijsselmuiden	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dedemsvaart	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rheezerveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ouddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Philippine	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Loei	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Salzwedel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seehausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Haamstede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tholen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Delft	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chaam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boxtel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Worms	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dinther	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
West Beemster	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zeewolde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

930 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 149, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 280, Lowest daily minimum 168, Heaviest daily rainfall 293, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 24 May 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	149
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	280
Lowest daily minimum	168
Heaviest daily rainfall	293
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 24 May 2024 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 42, daily 888.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

786 broken records

Margins by which the 786 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 2024

Top 20 records on 24 May 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 2024	Oostvoorne, NL	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2024	Hoek_van_Holland_1, NL	monthly rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2024	Anna Jacoba Polder, NL	monthly rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2024	Oirschot, NL	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2024	Klundert, NL	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2024	Bergen Op Zoom, NL	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2024	Edam, NL	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2024	Overveen, NL	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2024	Steenbergen (Nb), NL	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2024	Weesp, NL	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2024	Hoogerheide, NL	monthly rain	95.9 mm (3.8 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2024	Eindhoven (Vb), NL	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2024	Noordgouwe, NL	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2024	Maastricht, NL	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2024	Riverdale, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2024	Rilland, NL	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2024	Sandpoint Exp STN, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2024	Schinnen, NL	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2024	Castricum, NL	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2024	Tilburg, NL	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	55 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 930 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 20	753
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2