Weather Records on 18 July 1924

306 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 July 1924. Highest significance: Ravenna, US.

Key Facts for 18 July 1924

On 18 July 1924, 306 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 249 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 297 daily.
Ravenna set an all-time record daily precipitation of 114.8 mm (4.5 in) on 18 July 1924.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

306 stations

306 station records on 18 July 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 July 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

306 records

Records set or tied on 18 July 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 117, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 132, Heaviest daily rainfall 35.

Records on 18 July 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	117
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	132
Heaviest daily rainfall	35
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 July 1924 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 297.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

236 broken records

Margins by which the 236 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 July 1924

Top 20 records on 18 July 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 July 1924	Ravenna, US	all-time rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1924	Chicoutimi, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1924	Den Helder-1, NL	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1924	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1924	Lexington, US	all-time rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1924	Tulsa, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1924	Uccle, BE	daily low max	16.6 C (61.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	60 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1924	Eustis 2 S, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	25 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1924	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1924	Needles, US	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1924	Buffalo, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1924	Morgantown 1, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1924	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	43 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1924	Bancroft, CA	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1924	Vestervig, DK	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1924	Oberlin, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1924	New Martinsville 4 NNE, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	15 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1924	Parry Sound, CA	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1924	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	18 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1924	Cambridge St Hospital, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	27 years	21 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

1793 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1924. 1924 had 306 records.

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

Records on 07-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1801	1
1845	1
1847	1
1851	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	2
1865	1
1866	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	6
1898	2
1899	3
1900	8
1901	5
1902	3
1903	14
1904	7
1905	22
1906	13
1907	12
1908	39
1909	11
1910	33
1911	42
1912	28
1913	21
1914	47
1915	95
1916	235
1917	265
1918	58
1919	38
1920	59
1921	67
1922	138
1923	126
1924	306
1925	217
1926	191
1927	85
1928	108
1929	123
1930	462
1931	382
1932	343
1933	228
1934	502
1935	212
1936	665
1937	334
1938	306
1939	424
1940	352
1941	349
1942	661
1943	277
1944	333
1945	350
1946	334
1947	385
1948	289
1949	521
1950	632
1951	307
1952	597
1953	493
1954	501
1955	423
1956	466
1957	325
1958	475
1959	548
1960	669
1961	280
1962	516
1963	269
1964	523
1965	707
1966	545
1967	735
1968	998
1969	590
1970	530
1971	625
1972	701
1973	976
1974	729
1975	643
1976	1,047
1977	839
1978	881
1979	821
1980	747
1981	624
1982	749
1983	1,071
1984	1,000
1985	582
1986	908
1987	1,845
1988	1,001
1989	1,233
1990	1,053
1991	589
1992	1,135
1993	1,013
1994	720
1995	904
1996	1,157
1997	785
1998	1,169
1999	900
2000	1,214
2001	909
2002	840
2003	1,159
2004	985
2005	1,210
2006	1,285
2007	1,267
2008	593
2009	1,757
2010	878
2011	1,148
2012	1,070
2013	921
2014	1,348
2015	745
2016	609
2017	426
2018	699
2019	548
2020	361
2021	676
2022	1,071
2023	867
2024	581
2025	779
2026	806

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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 10	227
10 to 20	5
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	2