Weather Records on 23 July 1924

158 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 1924. Highest significance: Albany 3 SE, US.

Key Facts for 23 July 1924

On 23 July 1924, 158 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
93 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 149 daily.
Albany 3 SE set a daily record precipitation of 92.5 mm (3.6 in) on 23 July 1924.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

158 stations

158 station records on 23 July 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington City Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Moira Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

158 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 44.

Records on 23 July 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	44
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 1924 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 6, daily 149.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

114 broken records

Margins by which the 114 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 1924

Top 20 records on 23 July 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 1924	Albany 3 SE, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1924	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1924	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1924	Orebro, SE	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1924	Ulricehamn, SE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1924	Eidsvold Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1924	Boras, SE	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1924	Hoorn, NL	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1924	Pine Bluff, US	all-time high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	5 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1924	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1924	Moorland (Denro-An), AU	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1924	Wilmington City Hall, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1924	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	19.3 C (66.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	61 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1924	Port Townsend, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1924	Athens, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	17 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1924	Alexandria, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1924	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1924	Putbus, DE	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1924	Malung, SE	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	10 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1924	Mena, US	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 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

1794 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1924. 1924 had 158 records.

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

Records on 07-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1804	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	1
1835	1
1836	2
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1851	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1894	3
1895	7
1896	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	8
1901	10
1902	6
1903	4
1904	18
1905	11
1906	19
1907	9
1908	15
1909	27
1910	54
1911	37
1912	43
1913	36
1914	59
1915	35
1916	34
1917	42
1918	96
1919	26
1920	40
1921	221
1922	113
1923	104
1924	158
1925	173
1926	266
1927	308
1928	146
1929	174
1930	214
1931	334
1932	232
1933	432
1934	898
1935	329
1936	403
1937	319
1938	354
1939	277
1940	494
1941	292
1942	265
1943	245
1944	350
1945	239
1946	531
1947	1,240
1948	610
1949	453
1950	500
1951	422
1952	788
1953	660
1954	545
1955	585
1956	402
1957	513
1958	633
1959	606
1960	568
1961	937
1962	465
1963	490
1964	373
1965	368
1966	368
1967	347
1968	480
1969	436
1970	935
1971	648
1972	640
1973	798
1974	578
1975	359
1976	425
1977	570
1978	1,064
1979	648
1980	703
1981	1,030
1982	594
1983	1,324
1984	980
1985	711
1986	1,239
1987	1,164
1988	1,124
1989	868
1990	1,033
1991	1,050
1992	1,469
1993	1,466
1994	1,215
1995	827
1996	1,227
1997	1,088
1998	885
1999	846
2000	1,225
2001	1,242
2002	875
2003	1,649
2004	1,148
2005	997
2006	1,757
2007	1,262
2008	1,057
2009	1,069
2010	1,627
2011	1,907
2012	822
2013	648
2014	783
2015	559
2016	760
2017	517
2018	873
2019	786
2020	514
2021	506
2022	707
2023	629
2024	798
2025	917
2026	788

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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	100
10 to 20	10
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1