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Weather Records on 24 July 1908

11 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1908. Highest significance: Portland, AU.

Key Facts for 24 July 1908

  • On 24 July 1908, 11 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 10 daily.
  • Portland set a daily record precipitation of 27.4 mm (1.1 in) on 24 July 1908.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

11 stations
Weather records on 24 July 1908 11 station records on 24 July 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
11 station records on 24 July 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 24 July 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
PortlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord daily precipitation61.0 mm (2.4 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature3.8 C (38.8 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Shire OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation47.2 mm (1.9 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature26.6 C (79.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

11 records
Records on 24 July 1908 by type Records set or tied on 24 July 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 6. 0246Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 24 July 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 6.
Records on 24 July 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 24 July 1908 by timescale Records on 24 July 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 10. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 10all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 24 July 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 10.
Records on 24 July 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily10

How Much Records Were Beaten By

11 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 July 1908 Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.4. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 2: 62 to 4: 24 to 6: 06 to 8: 18 to 10: 010 to 12: 112 to 14: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 July 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 26
2 to 42
4 to 60
6 to 81
8 to 100
10 to 121
12 to 141

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1908
Top 11 records on 24 July 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 July 1908Portland, AUdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)13.4 mm (0.5 in)25 years35 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1908Charlottetown, CAmonthly rain61.0 mm (2.4 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)24 years27 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1908Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low min17.0 C (62.6 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)50 years21 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1908Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low min3.8 C (38.8 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)48 years21 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1908Warrnambool Shire Office, AUdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1908Toledo Blade, USdaily rain47.2 mm (1.9 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)11 years17 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1908Montgomery Wb City, USdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1908Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)17 years11 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1908Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily low max7.8 C (46.0 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)12 years6 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1908Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily low max13.9 C (57.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)1 year6 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1908Tranebjerg, DKdaily high max26.6 C (79.9 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)7 years5 of 100 (Routine)

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 1908
Records on 07-24 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1908. 1908 had 11 records. 01,0002,0003,0001799: 11813: 11817: 11832: 11836: 11838: 21843: 21844: 11846: 11849: 21859: 11860: 11862: 11867: 11868: 31869: 11870: 11872: 31874: 11875: 21880: 31882: 11883: 21885: 31889: 21891: 21893: 21894: 51895: 21896: 51897: 41899: 31900: 71901: 61902: 51903: 81904: 191905: 191906: 181907: 81908: 111909: 211910: 361911: 511912: 841913: 301914: 221915: 351916: 321917: 401918: 701919: 191920: 461921: 671922: 1861923: 871924: 1931925: 1541926: 1861927: 2511928: 2371929: 1871930: 1951931: 3641932: 2491933: 3561934: 9941935: 3421936: 4981937: 3271938: 5451939: 2251940: 5681941: 3351942: 3311943: 2781944: 3151945: 2521946: 4071947: 8521948: 3851949: 4081950: 3841951: 3331952: 5341953: 4031954: 4471955: 4451956: 3791957: 4281958: 3721959: 5221960: 4661961: 6121962: 9961963: 5211964: 5171965: 3331966: 4011967: 3441968: 4301969: 5851970: 5531971: 6781972: 5281973: 7431974: 6701975: 5211976: 5211977: 8291978: 6731979: 6521980: 4871981: 1,0251982: 6891983: 1,4251984: 7891985: 8291986: 1,2271987: 1,2201988: 1,1301989: 8961990: 9441991: 1,0921992: 1,2711993: 1,7051994: 1,1531995: 9271996: 1,1451997: 1,0971998: 9901999: 1,2012000: 1,2362001: 1,1862002: 7962003: 2,2542004: 1,6042005: 1,1582006: 1,6942007: 1,3102008: 1,3632009: 8562010: 1,8592011: 1,5142012: 8272013: 5722014: 9222015: 4832016: 6372017: 5592018: 9442019: 1,2162020: 4302021: 5362022: 6752023: 8032024: 9862025: 8791799187019001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1908. 1908 had 11 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 07-24 in each year
YearRecords
17991
18131
18171
18321
18361
18382
18432
18441
18461
18492
18591
18601
18621
18671
18683
18691
18701
18723
18741
18752
18803
18821
18832
18853
18892
18912
18932
18945
18952
18965
18974
18993
19007
19016
19025
19038
190419
190519
190618
19078
190811
190921
191036
191151
191284
191330
191422
191535
191632
191740
191870
191919
192046
192167
1922186
192387
1924193
1925154
1926186
1927251
1928237
1929187
1930195
1931364
1932249
1933356
1934994
1935342
1936498
1937327
1938545
1939225
1940568
1941335
1942331
1943278
1944315
1945252
1946407
1947852
1948385
1949408
1950384
1951333
1952534
1953403
1954447
1955445
1956379
1957428
1958372
1959522
1960466
1961612
1962996
1963521
1964517
1965333
1966401
1967344
1968430
1969585
1970553
1971678
1972528
1973743
1974670
1975521
1976521
1977829
1978673
1979652
1980487
19811,025
1982689
19831,425
1984789
1985829
19861,227
19871,220
19881,130
1989896
1990944
19911,092
19921,271
19931,705
19941,153
1995927
19961,145
19971,097
1998990
19991,201
20001,236
20011,186
2002796
20032,254
20041,604
20051,158
20061,694
20071,310
20081,363
2009856
20101,859
20111,514
2012827
2013572
2014922
2015483
2016637
2017559
2018944
20191,216
2020430
2021536
2022675
2023803
2024986
2025879

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).