Weather Records on 24 July 1918

70 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1918. Highest significance: St Albans, CA.

Key Facts for 24 July 1918

On 24 July 1918, 70 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 64 daily.
St Albans set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 24 July 1918.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

70 stations

70 station records on 24 July 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.3 mm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nowra Council Offices	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Two Wells	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chepstowe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Maragle Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

70 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 38.

Records on 24 July 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	38
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 64.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

61 broken records

Margins by which the 61 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 131.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1918

Top 20 records on 24 July 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1918	St Albans, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1918	Jamberoo (Lorna), AU	daily rain	191.3 mm (7.5 in)	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1918	Walhalla, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1918	Nowra Council Offices, AU	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1918	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1918	Milton Post Office, AU	monthly rain	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1918	Edmonton, CA	monthly low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1918	Barkerville, CA	monthly low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1918	Harrisburg - Coop, US	monthly rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1918	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1918	Belconnen (Weetangerra), AU	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1918	Two Wells, AU	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1918	Berry Masonic Village, AU	monthly rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1918	Ottawa, CA	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1918	Blinman, AU	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1918	Parry Sound, CA	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1918	St Albans, CA	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1918	Swift Current, CA	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1918	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	35 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1918	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	16 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1918. 1918 had 70 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	54
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1