Weather Records on 24 July 1923

87 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1923. Highest significance: Bredasdorp, ZA.

Key Facts for 24 July 1923

On 24 July 1923, 87 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 84 daily.
Bredasdorp set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 24 July 1923.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

87 stations

87 station records on 24 July 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East End	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Boxwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

87 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 30.

Records on 24 July 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	30
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 84.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

63 broken records

Margins by which the 63 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1923

Top 20 records on 24 July 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1923	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1923	Bjuroklubb, SE	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1923	Toronto, CA	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1923	Hay Springs, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1923	Sydney, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1923	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1923	Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1923	Robben Island (Vrt), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1923	Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1923	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1923	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	27.1 C (80.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1923	Chatham, CA	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	44 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1923	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1923	Harnosand, SE	daily low max	12.0 C (53.6 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1923	Swellendam (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1923	Wappingers Falls, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1923	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1923	Holmogadd A, SE	daily rain	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1923	Sable Island East End, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1923	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	44 years	18 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1923. 1923 had 87 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 5	48
5 to 10	4
10 to 15	5
15 to 20	4
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1