Weather Records on 24 July 1912

84 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1912. Highest significance: Cottam, CA.

Key Facts for 24 July 1912

On 24 July 1912, 84 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 83 daily.
Cottam set a daily record precipitation of 82.6 mm (3.3 in) on 24 July 1912.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

84 stations

84 station records on 24 July 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cottam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Athol 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Point Clark	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cowal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lue Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kyamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Youngara 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Llangollen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oakey Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

84 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1912 by type: Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 66.

Records on 24 July 1912 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	66
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 83.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

76 broken records

Margins by which the 76 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1912

Top 20 records on 24 July 1912 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1912	Cottam, CA	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1912	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1912	Cavan, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1912	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1912	Athol 1, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1912	Goulburn, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1912	St John's, CA	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1912	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1912	Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AU	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1912	Young Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1912	Point Clark, CA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1912	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1912	Temora Ambulance Station, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1912	Cooma Lambie Street, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1912	Hvar, HR	daily rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1912	Lake Cowal, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1912	Hill End Post Office, AU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1912	Marsden (Merungle), AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1912	Mundarlo (Yabtree), AU	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1912	Narromine (Mumble Peg), AU	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	20 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 1912

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1912. 1912 had 84 records.

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

Records on 07-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1813	1
1817	1
1832	1
1836	1
1838	2
1843	2
1844	1
1846	1
1849	2
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1867	1
1868	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	3
1874	1
1875	2
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1885	3
1889	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	4
1899	3
1900	7
1901	6
1902	5
1903	8
1904	19
1905	19
1906	18
1907	8
1908	11
1909	21
1910	36
1911	51
1912	84
1913	30
1914	22
1915	35
1916	32
1917	40
1918	70
1919	19
1920	46
1921	67
1922	186
1923	87
1924	193
1925	154
1926	186
1927	251
1928	237
1929	187
1930	195
1931	364
1932	249
1933	356
1934	994
1935	342
1936	498
1937	327
1938	545
1939	225
1940	568
1941	335
1942	331
1943	278
1944	315
1945	252
1946	407
1947	852
1948	385
1949	408
1950	384
1951	333
1952	534
1953	403
1954	447
1955	445
1956	379
1957	428
1958	372
1959	522
1960	466
1961	612
1962	996
1963	521
1964	517
1965	333
1966	401
1967	344
1968	430
1969	585
1970	553
1971	678
1972	528
1973	743
1974	670
1975	521
1976	521
1977	829
1978	673
1979	652
1980	487
1981	1,025
1982	689
1983	1,425
1984	789
1985	829
1986	1,227
1987	1,220
1988	1,130
1989	896
1990	944
1991	1,092
1992	1,271
1993	1,705
1994	1,153
1995	927
1996	1,145
1997	1,097
1998	990
1999	1,201
2000	1,236
2001	1,186
2002	796
2003	2,254
2004	1,604
2005	1,158
2006	1,694
2007	1,310
2008	1,363
2009	856
2010	1,859
2011	1,514
2012	827
2013	572
2014	922
2015	483
2016	637
2017	559
2018	953
2019	1,221
2020	432
2021	541
2022	681
2023	804
2024	986
2025	879
2026	924

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 July 1912
Margin	Records
0 to 10	49
10 to 20	17
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2