Weather Records on 8 July 1924

201 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1924. Highest significance: Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 8 July 1924

On 8 July 1924, 201 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 196 daily.
Sandy Cape Lighthouse set a monthly record daily precipitation of 170.2 mm (6.7 in) on 8 July 1924.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

201 stations

201 station records on 8 July 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pallal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bannockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
May Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuerindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baan Baa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede Spottsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

201 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 145.

Records on 8 July 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 196.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

182 broken records

Margins by which the 182 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1924

Top 20 records on 8 July 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1924	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1924	Aberfoyle, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1924	Surat, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1924	Muckadilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1924	Roma Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1924	Stonehenge, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1924	Barraba Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1924	Ebor (Wongwibinda), AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1924	Guyra Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1924	Pallal, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1924	Gunnee, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1924	Red Range (Victoria St), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1924	Kookabookra, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1924	Bannockburn, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1924	Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1924	Glen Innes Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1924	May Vale, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1924	Emmaville Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1924	Easton, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1924	Fergus Falls, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

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

1793 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1924. 1924 had 201 records.

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

Records on 07-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1811	1
1815	2
1819	3
1844	1
1845	4
1848	2
1852	2
1856	1
1860	1
1864	2
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1896	7
1898	2
1899	6
1900	9
1901	4
1902	13
1903	9
1904	21
1905	9
1906	8
1907	9
1908	16
1909	24
1910	32
1911	28
1912	60
1913	29
1914	54
1915	47
1916	206
1917	37
1918	45
1919	34
1920	123
1921	75
1922	146
1923	134
1924	201
1925	141
1926	132
1927	142
1928	191
1929	235
1930	360
1931	250
1932	240
1933	360
1934	226
1935	496
1936	940
1937	287
1938	293
1939	399
1940	294
1941	198
1942	210
1943	248
1944	495
1945	291
1946	380
1947	400
1948	410
1949	352
1950	518
1951	580
1952	741
1953	502
1954	497
1955	554
1956	516
1957	429
1958	651
1959	485
1960	483
1961	356
1962	271
1963	592
1964	603
1965	266
1966	293
1967	266
1968	540
1969	847
1970	375
1971	443
1972	982
1973	831
1974	1,009
1975	537
1976	697
1977	743
1978	727
1979	703
1980	958
1981	945
1982	625
1983	1,198
1984	837
1985	1,024
1986	822
1987	814
1988	1,133
1989	1,174
1990	763
1991	1,152
1992	1,017
1993	1,875
1994	1,389
1995	642
1996	1,356
1997	734
1998	1,616
1999	816
2000	876
2001	916
2002	897
2003	779
2004	1,096
2005	1,250
2006	928
2007	943
2008	1,406
2009	971
2010	1,411
2011	838
2012	1,237
2013	501
2014	692
2015	1,455
2016	670
2017	887
2018	457
2019	569
2020	521
2021	890
2022	607
2023	765
2024	1,269
2025	616
2026	438

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Data for records on 1924-07-08: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	144
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1