Cold outbreak in United States, 27 June to 15 July 2024

Name: Cold outbreak in United States, 27 June to 15 July 2024
Start: 2024-06-27
End: 2024-07-15
Location: United States

Cold outbreak in United States, 27 June to 15 July 2024: 341 records at 294 stations, peak on 10 July 2024. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in United States, 27 June to 15 July 2024 set or tied 341 station records at 294 stations.
It ran from 27 June 2024 to 15 July 2024 (19 days) and its peak day was 10 July 2024.
Status: closed.
Huntsville set a daily record low maximum temperature of 23.9 C (75.0 F) on 9 July 2024.
The busiest day was 10 July 2024 with 55 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 129 years.

Footprint

27 June to 15 July 2024

The area covered by Cold outbreak in United States, 27 June to 15 July 2024 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in United States, 27 June to 15 July 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Huntsville	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2024-07-09
El Campo	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2024-07-09
Anna 4 N	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2024-07-10
Salem	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2024-07-10
St Charles Elm Pt	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2024-07-10
Casey	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2024-07-01
Busby	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2024-07-04
Crockett	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2024-07-09
Jefferson	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2024-07-09
Amistad Dam	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2024-07-15
Monroe City	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2024-07-02
1 ENE Fairfield	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2024-07-10
Garnett 1 E	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2024-07-01
Tucumcari 4 NE	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2024-07-08
Robinson	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2024-06-30
Beaver City	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2024-07-01
Grinnell 3 SW	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2024-07-02
Bowie	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2024-07-05
N Loup	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2024-07-07
Olney 2S	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2024-07-10

Records per Day

Peak day 55

Records set or tied each day from 27 June 2024 to 15 July 2024. The most in one day was 55 on 10 July 2024.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in United States, 27 June to 15 July 2024
Date	Records
2024-06-27	2
2024-06-28	6
2024-06-29	5
2024-06-30	18
2024-07-01	31
2024-07-02	32
2024-07-03	11
2024-07-04	18
2024-07-05	40
2024-07-06	15
2024-07-07	10
2024-07-08	29
2024-07-09	46
2024-07-10	55
2024-07-11	12
2024-07-12	3
2024-07-13	6
2024-07-14	1
2024-07-15	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in United States, 27 June to 15 July 2024 ranked by margin
Huntsville, 07-09	6.1 C (11.0 F)
El Campo, 07-09	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Salem, 07-10	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Anna 4 N, 07-10	2.2 C (4.0 F)
St Charles Elm Pt, 07-10	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Busby, 07-04	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Amistad Dam, 07-15	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Casey, 07-01	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Crockett, 07-09	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Jefferson, 07-09	1.2 C (2.2 F)
1 ENE Fairfield, 07-10	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Monroe City, 07-02	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Garnett 1 E, 07-01	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Olney 2S, 07-10	0.6 C (1.1 F)
Beaver City, 07-01	0.6 C (1.1 F)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

341 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Cold outbreak in United States, 27 June to 15 July 2024
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
6.1	118
3.3	79
2.2	125
2.8	119
2.2	128
1.7	124
2.2	72
2.2	56
1.2	119
1.2	119
1.1	125
1.1	120
1.1	116
0.5	118
0.6	119
0.5	124
0.5	116
0.6	122
0.6	109
0.5	109
0.6	119
0.6	129
0.5	100
0.6	95
2.2	79
2.3	51
6.1	37
1.1	87
2.2	72
4.4	37
1.1	86
1.6	79
0.6	84
1.1	77
1.1	81
0.5	83
0.6	83
1.1	81
1.1	83
1.1	79
2.7	63
1.6	71
2.2	66
1.1	82
0.6	83
0.6	79
0.6	79
1.6	67
5.0	37
0.5	77
0.6	72
1.1	73
2.8	61
1.1	79
2.8	57
1.7	66
0.6	79
0.5	71
1.6	63
5.0	45
1.1	68
2.2	63
1.1	70
4.4	28
2.2	46
1.7	61
2.2	49
0.6	64
1.7	45
2.8	36
1.1	63
1.7	31
1.1	56
1.7	48
2.7	37
0.5	65
4.5	15
2.3	52
1.1	41
0.6	55
5.0	28
2.8	30
0.6	57
1.6	59
1.1	52
0.6	52
2.2	44
3.4	30
2.8	28
1.2	40
1.6	52
1.6	48
1.6	46
1.6	52
2.7	29
0.6	52
1.1	45
0.6	59
0.5	55
0.6	57
1.1	36
1.1	36
0.5	42
1.1	51
1.7	30
0.6	29
0.5	56
1.7	36
3.3	7
2.2	28
1.1	19
2.3	30
1.1	41
1.7	41
2.8	28
2.2	28
0.6	52
3.9	3
1.1	37
0.5	36
1.1	41
2.2	33
0.6	48
1.2	30
1.7	29
3.3	32
1.7	18
2.2	31
2.2	31
0.6	32
1.6	23
2.2	30
0.5	32
1.7	28
0.5	39
0.6	2
0.6	41
1.7	37
1.1	24
0.6	27
2.2	31
1.7	27
0.5	41
0.5	42
1.1	25
2.3	28
1.2	34
0.6	41
2.2	14
1.6	12
2.3	29
1.7	22
3.0	15
1.8	30
1.7	28
3.3	26
1.7	11
0.5	42
0.5	41
2.3	18
2.3	31
1.1	38
1.1	36
1.1	16
1.1	15
0.5	42
2.2	27
1.1	19
2.2	29
3.3	9
0.6	17
1.7	33
0.6	37
1.3	32
1.3	30
0.6	36
0.6	36
1.7	29
0.6	18
1.7	20
2.2	18
1.2	27
0.5	29
2.7	14
1.7	29
1.6	17
1.1	29
1.1	30
1.1	30
0.5	38
0.4	37
1.2	27
1.2	17
1.1	15
0.5	31
0.6	35
0.5	20
0.5	29
1.1	25
1.1	31

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in United States, 27 June to 15 July 2024 compared with similar events
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 February to 5 March 2021	12,118 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 October to 5 November 2020	9,841 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 23 December 2017 to 8 January 2018	8,263 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024	7,675 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 15 January to 10 February 2026	5,568 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 27 June to 15 July 2024 (this event)	341 records

Every Record Set

20 of 341

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in United States, 27 June to 15 July 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-06-30	Robinson	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	124	41 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-01	Casey	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	124	45 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-01	Garnett 1 E	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	116	42 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-01	Beaver City	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	122	41 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-02	Monroe City	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	120	43 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-02	Grinnell 3 SW	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	116	41 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-04	Busby	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	72	45 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-05	Bowie	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	109	41 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-07	N Loup	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	109	41 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-08	Tucumcari 4 NE	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	118	42 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-09	Huntsville	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	118	63 of 100 (Major)
2024-07-09	El Campo	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	79	55 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-09	Crockett	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	119	44 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-09	Jefferson	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	119	44 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-10	Anna 4 N	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	125	47 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-10	Salem	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	119	47 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-10	St Charles Elm Pt	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	128	46 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-10	1 ENE Fairfield	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	125	43 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-10	Olney 2S	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	119	41 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-15	Amistad Dam	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	56	44 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 341 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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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)) Data as of 2026-10-12. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
6.1	118
3.3	79
2.2	125
2.8	119
2.2	128
1.7	124
2.2	72
2.2	56
1.2	119
1.2	119
1.1	125
1.1	120
1.1	116
0.5	118
0.6	119
0.5	124
0.5	116
0.6	122
0.6	109
0.5	109
0.6	119
0.6	129
0.5	100
0.6	95
2.2	79
2.3	51
6.1	37
1.1	87
2.2	72
4.4	37
1.1	86
1.6	79
0.6	84
1.1	77
1.1	81
0.5	83
0.6	83
1.1	81
1.1	83
1.1	79
2.7	63
1.6	71
2.2	66
1.1	82
0.6	83
0.6	79
0.6	79
1.6	67
5.0	37
0.5	77
0.6	72
1.1	73
2.8	61
1.1	79
2.8	57
1.7	66
0.6	79
0.5	71
1.6	63
5.0	45
1.1	68
2.2	63
1.1	70
4.4	28
2.2	46
1.7	61
2.2	49
0.6	64
1.7	45
2.8	36
1.1	63
1.7	31
1.1	56
1.7	48
2.7	37
0.5	65
4.5	15
2.3	52
1.1	41
0.6	55
5.0	28
2.8	30
0.6	57
1.6	59
1.1	52
0.6	52
2.2	44
3.4	30
2.8	28
1.2	40
1.6	52
1.6	48
1.6	46
1.6	52
2.7	29
0.6	52
1.1	45
0.6	59
0.5	55
0.6	57
1.1	36
1.1	36
0.5	42
1.1	51
1.7	30
0.6	29
0.5	56
1.7	36
3.3	7
2.2	28
1.1	19
2.3	30
1.1	41
1.7	41
2.8	28
2.2	28
0.6	52
3.9	3
1.1	37
0.5	36
1.1	41
2.2	33
0.6	48
1.2	30
1.7	29
3.3	32
1.7	18
2.2	31
2.2	31
0.6	32
1.6	23
2.2	30
0.5	32
1.7	28
0.5	39
0.6	2
0.6	41
1.7	37
1.1	24
0.6	27
2.2	31
1.7	27
0.5	41
0.5	42
1.1	25
2.3	28
1.2	34
0.6	41
2.2	14
1.6	12
2.3	29
1.7	22
3.0	15
1.8	30
1.7	28
3.3	26
1.7	11
0.5	42
0.5	41
2.3	18
2.3	31
1.1	38
1.1	36
1.1	16
1.1	15
0.5	42
2.2	27
1.1	19
2.2	29
3.3	9
0.6	17
1.7	33
0.6	37
1.3	32
1.3	30
0.6	36
0.6	36
1.7	29
0.6	18
1.7	20
2.2	18
1.2	27
0.5	29
2.7	14
1.7	29
1.6	17
1.1	29
1.1	30
1.1	30
0.5	38
0.4	37
1.2	27
1.2	17
1.1	15
0.5	31
0.6	35
0.5	20
0.5	29
1.1	25
1.1	31

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
6.1	118
3.3	79
2.2	125
2.8	119
2.2	128
1.7	124
2.2	72
2.2	56
1.2	119
1.2	119
1.1	125
1.1	120
1.1	116
0.5	118
0.6	119
0.5	124
0.5	116
0.6	122
0.6	109
0.5	109
0.6	119
0.6	129
0.5	100
0.6	95
2.2	79
2.3	51
6.1	37
1.1	87
2.2	72
4.4	37
1.1	86
1.6	79
0.6	84
1.1	77
1.1	81
0.5	83
0.6	83
1.1	81
1.1	83
1.1	79
2.7	63
1.6	71
2.2	66
1.1	82
0.6	83
0.6	79
0.6	79
1.6	67
5.0	37
0.5	77
0.6	72
1.1	73
2.8	61
1.1	79
2.8	57
1.7	66
0.6	79
0.5	71
1.6	63
5.0	45
1.1	68
2.2	63
1.1	70
4.4	28
2.2	46
1.7	61
2.2	49
0.6	64
1.7	45
2.8	36
1.1	63
1.7	31
1.1	56
1.7	48
2.7	37
0.5	65
4.5	15
2.3	52
1.1	41
0.6	55
5.0	28
2.8	30
0.6	57
1.6	59
1.1	52
0.6	52
2.2	44
3.4	30
2.8	28
1.2	40
1.6	52
1.6	48
1.6	46
1.6	52
2.7	29
0.6	52
1.1	45
0.6	59
0.5	55
0.6	57
1.1	36
1.1	36
0.5	42
1.1	51
1.7	30
0.6	29
0.5	56
1.7	36
3.3	7
2.2	28
1.1	19
2.3	30
1.1	41
1.7	41
2.8	28
2.2	28
0.6	52
3.9	3
1.1	37
0.5	36
1.1	41
2.2	33
0.6	48
1.2	30
1.7	29
3.3	32
1.7	18
2.2	31
2.2	31
0.6	32
1.6	23
2.2	30
0.5	32
1.7	28
0.5	39
0.6	2
0.6	41
1.7	37
1.1	24
0.6	27
2.2	31
1.7	27
0.5	41
0.5	42
1.1	25
2.3	28
1.2	34
0.6	41
2.2	14
1.6	12
2.3	29
1.7	22
3.0	15
1.8	30
1.7	28
3.3	26
1.7	11
0.5	42
0.5	41
2.3	18
2.3	31
1.1	38
1.1	36
1.1	16
1.1	15
0.5	42
2.2	27
1.1	19
2.2	29
3.3	9
0.6	17
1.7	33
0.6	37
1.3	32
1.3	30
0.6	36
0.6	36
1.7	29
0.6	18
1.7	20
2.2	18
1.2	27
0.5	29
2.7	14
1.7	29
1.6	17
1.1	29
1.1	30
1.1	30
0.5	38
0.4	37
1.2	27
1.2	17
1.1	15
0.5	31
0.6	35
0.5	20
0.5	29
1.1	25
1.1	31