Weather Records on 24 August 2024

1,338 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 2024. Highest significance: Winthrop 1 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 24 August 2024

On 24 August 2024, 1,338 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
648 were record highs and 476 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 73 monthly and 1,265 daily.
Winthrop 1 WSW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 45.2 mm (1.8 in) on 24 August 2024.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

1,338 stations

1,338 station records on 24 August 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Innadong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mineral	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Css Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mazama	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vikulovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hayling Island	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuw Buinen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Canyon Nyack AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Visalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wynyard Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kolhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jordalen - Nasen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mogoca	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Finsterwolde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ortnevik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palmdale AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boxian	China	Record high minimum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zugdidi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Olton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Meadow	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City Cross	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
S Lake Tahoe AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eslohe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jess Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,338 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 337, Lowest daily maximum 371, Highest daily minimum 311, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 214.

Records on 24 August 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	337
Lowest daily maximum	371
Highest daily minimum	311
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 2024 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 73, daily 1,265.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,158 broken records

Margins by which the 1,158 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 2024

Top 20 records on 24 August 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 2024	Winthrop 1 WSW, US	monthly rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	112 years	76 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2024	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	90 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2024	Innadong, AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	111 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2024	Mineral, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2024	Ft Davis, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	121 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2024	Pte de la Hague, FR	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	142 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2024	Css Lab, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2024	Clearbrook, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	103 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2024	Mazama, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2024	Portola, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2024	Daytona Beach, US	monthly low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2024	Vikulovo, RU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2024	Hayling Island, GB	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2024	Austin #2, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	118 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2024	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	131 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2024	Nieuw Buinen, NL	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2024	Haskell, US	daily high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	119 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2024	Plainview, US	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2024	Spur, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2024	Blue Canyon Nyack AP, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	44 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 1,338 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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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 5	1,010
5 to 10	100
10 to 15	26
15 to 20	13
20 to 25	8
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	1