Weather Records on 24 April 1944

571 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1944. Highest significance: Williamstown, US.

Key Facts for 24 April 1944

On 24 April 1944, 571 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 563 daily.
Williamstown set a monthly record daily precipitation of 136.9 mm (5.4 in) on 24 April 1944.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

571 stations

571 station records on 24 April 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Kosciusko (Hotel Koscius	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huberdeau	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Loukahi	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jersey City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Culvers Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boolarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cicero Dantas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon Springs 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woori Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maniwaki 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lansing	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Narkatiyaganj	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gormandale East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gangarampur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

571 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 365, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 24 April 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	365
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 24 April 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 563.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

494 broken records

Margins by which the 494 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1944

Top 20 records on 24 April 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1944	Williamstown, US	monthly rain	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	56 years	73 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1944	Port Dover, CA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1944	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1944	Iroquois Falls, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1944	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1944	Quakertown, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1944	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1944	Fall River, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1944	Vineland, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1944	Ottawa Cda, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1944	Lowville, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1944	Mount Kosciusko (Hotel Koscius, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1944	Bancroft, CA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1944	Huberdeau, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1944	Loukahi, IN	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1944	Trenton 2, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1944	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1944	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1944	Cutchogue, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1944	Barramunga, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 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

1799 to 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1944. 1944 had 571 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	454
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1