Weather Records on 24 August 2020

1,055 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 2020. Highest significance: St George, US.

Key Facts for 24 August 2020

On 24 August 2020, 1,055 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
879 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 1,034 daily.
St George set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 24 August 2020.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

1,055 stations

1,055 station records on 24 August 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St George	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Bessaker	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rajkot	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Patho West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zhangwu	China	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parainen Uto	Finland	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon (Council Depot)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colac (Shire Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Slippery Rock 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bhuj-Rudramata	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rye Patch Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorn (Scotch College)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petrified Forest Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashgabat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canoe Brook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Benxi	China	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Erfde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ulety	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yingkou	China	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hanksville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,055 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 366, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 513, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 128.

Records on 24 August 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	366
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	513
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 2020 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 17, daily 1,034.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

804 broken records

Margins by which the 804 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 2020

Top 20 records on 24 August 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 2020	St George, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2020	Cobden (Post Office), AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	99 years	78 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2020	Bessaker, NO	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2020	Rajkot, IN	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2020	Plant City, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	111 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2020	Nellore, IN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	105 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2020	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	108 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2020	Patho West, AU	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	95 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2020	Paradise, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2020	Zhangwu, CN	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2020	Fallon Exp STN, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	107 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2020	Parainen Uto, FI	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2020	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	105 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2020	Ashton 1N, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2020	Weaverville, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2020	Fergana, UZ	daily high max	39.0 C (102.2 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2020	Hastings Dam 2, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2020	Croydon (Council Depot), AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2020	Colac (Shire Office), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2020	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily low max	28.1 C (82.6 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	124 years	42 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2020. 2020 had 1,055 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

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Data for records on 2020-08-24: 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 10	760
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1