Weather Records on 24 August 1957

686 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1957. Highest significance: Castle Dale, US.

Key Facts for 24 August 1957

On 24 August 1957, 686 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 172 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 648 daily.
Castle Dale set a daily record precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 24 August 1957.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

686 stations

686 station records on 24 August 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Castle Dale	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sitamarhi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek-Rainhill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Honokane 181.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Niulii 179	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zamenkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hartbeespoort Dam (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kapoho 93	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	220.5 mm (8.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Pass	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kaumana 88.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waterkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Honomu Makai 143	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mamogaleskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leamington	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perdeput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevreden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Todgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roodekuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maddens Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sirohi	India	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tonteldoos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elandspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Siljansfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jalore	India	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Burgerspark	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Badplaas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Udaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bon Accord Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hex Krantz	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-New Cemetry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vlakplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

686 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 476.

Records on 24 August 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	476
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 37, daily 648.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

593 broken records

Margins by which the 593 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 158.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1957

Top 20 records on 24 August 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1957	Castle Dale, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1957	Sitamarhi Sr, IN	daily rain	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1957	Velikie Luki, RU	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1957	Hilo 86A, US	daily rain	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1957	Kohala 179.1, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1957	Olaa 92, US	daily rain	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1957	Papaikou 144.1, US	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1957	Donkerhoek-Rainhill, ZA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1957	Honokane 181.1, US	daily rain	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	158.7 mm (6.2 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1957	Pahoa 65, US	daily rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1957	Niulii 179, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1957	Zamenkomst, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1957	Hartbeespoort Dam (Irr), ZA	monthly rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1957	Sterkfontein, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1957	Kapoho 93, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1957	Mtn View 91, US	daily rain	220.5 mm (8.7 in)	132.9 mm (5.2 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1957	Port Stanley, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1957	Rankins Pass, ZA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1957	Kaumana 88.1, US	daily rain	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1957	Waterkloof, ZA	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	45 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1957. 1957 had 686 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

Download the Data

Data for records on 1957-08-24: 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 20	516
20 to 40	58
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	3
140 to 160	1