Weather Records on 28 July 1924

79 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 1924. Highest significance: Calgary Int'l A, CA.

Key Facts for 28 July 1924

On 28 July 1924, 79 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 78 daily.
Calgary Int'l A set a daily record precipitation of 39.6 mm (1.6 in) on 28 July 1924.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

79 stations

79 station records on 28 July 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

79 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 29.

Records on 28 July 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	29
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 78.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

54 broken records

Margins by which the 54 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 1924

Top 20 records on 28 July 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 1924	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1924	Bathurst, CA	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1924	Fraserburg, ZA	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1924	Herbert Vale, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1924	Banff, CA	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1924	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1924	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1924	Britstown (Pol), ZA	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1924	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1924	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	42 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1924	Tafelberg Hall, ZA	daily rain	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	37 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1924	Hanover (Pol), ZA	daily rain	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	41 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1924	Halmstad, SE	daily low min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1924	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	45 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1924	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1924	Chaplin, CA	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1924	Scottsboro, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	26 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1924	Aberdeen (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1924	Galway, IE	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	14 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1924	Canton 4N, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	15 years	13 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

1815 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1924. 1924 had 79 records.

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

Records on 07-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1832	2
1834	1
1838	1
1846	1
1848	1
1853	1
1857	1
1860	2
1866	2
1867	1
1872	3
1873	1
1874	1
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	3
1891	8
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	6
1900	8
1901	14
1902	4
1903	16
1904	23
1905	10
1906	18
1907	39
1908	15
1909	19
1910	18
1911	61
1912	32
1913	54
1914	42
1915	36
1916	134
1917	84
1918	34
1919	53
1920	95
1921	92
1922	82
1923	193
1924	79
1925	361
1926	175
1927	129
1928	341
1929	215
1930	603
1931	464
1932	184
1933	390
1934	533
1935	354
1936	471
1937	315
1938	264
1939	339
1940	507
1941	525
1942	165
1943	429
1944	349
1945	399
1946	380
1947	630
1948	535
1949	496
1950	1,035
1951	320
1952	669
1953	251
1954	355
1955	537
1956	309
1957	298
1958	549
1959	417
1960	416
1961	357
1962	772
1963	484
1964	422
1965	422
1966	349
1967	458
1968	547
1969	737
1970	343
1971	1,161
1972	675
1973	500
1974	343
1975	537
1976	493
1977	724
1978	681
1979	692
1980	1,170
1981	1,315
1982	774
1983	1,389
1984	1,373
1985	627
1986	868
1987	1,202
1988	761
1989	936
1990	757
1991	768
1992	678
1993	1,026
1994	2,266
1995	1,251
1996	1,178
1997	1,024
1998	1,835
1999	985
2000	857
2001	938
2002	866
2003	932
2004	1,345
2005	1,387
2006	1,398
2007	998
2008	923
2009	964
2010	1,306
2011	1,143
2012	731
2013	1,428
2014	713
2015	911
2016	648
2017	476
2018	655
2019	469
2020	721
2021	831
2022	990
2023	765
2024	668
2025	845
2026	863

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 July 1924
Margin	Records
0 to 5	48
5 to 10	3
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	1