Weather Records on 31 July 1924

97 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 July 1924. Highest significance: Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE.

Key Facts for 31 July 1924

On 31 July 1924, 97 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 95 daily.
Munchen-Nymphenburg set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 31 July 1924.
Across 155 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

97 stations

97 station records on 31 July 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 July 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Neerim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grantville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sale Mercury Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

97 records

Records set or tied on 31 July 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 53.

Records on 31 July 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	53
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 July 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 95.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

75 broken records

Margins by which the 75 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 July 1924

Top 20 records on 31 July 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 July 1924	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1924	Oberlin, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1924	Beech Forest, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1924	Port Arthur, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1924	Hamilton, CA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1924	Brantford, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1924	Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1924	Welland, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1924	Paris, CA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1924	Jackson, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1924	Imperial, US	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1924	Neerim, AU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1924	Warragul, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1924	San Diego Wbo, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1924	Falmouth, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1924	Buffalo, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1924	Officer (Jesmond Dene), AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1924	Vilnius, LT	monthly rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	2 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1924	Oconto 4 W, US	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	25 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1924	Walhalla, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	3 years	17 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

1804 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1924. 1924 had 97 records.

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

Records on 07-31 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1815	1
1816	1
1828	1
1834	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	2
1851	1
1858	2
1860	4
1863	1
1866	1
1873	2
1876	1
1879	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	5
1889	2
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	4
1903	16
1904	12
1905	10
1906	14
1907	17
1908	22
1909	15
1910	21
1911	29
1912	14
1913	31
1914	28
1915	71
1916	63
1917	126
1918	39
1919	27
1920	168
1921	112
1922	24
1923	236
1924	97
1925	349
1926	226
1927	161
1928	145
1929	134
1930	143
1931	441
1932	314
1933	504
1934	449
1935	418
1936	548
1937	297
1938	417
1939	357
1940	415
1941	323
1942	342
1943	342
1944	312
1945	499
1946	426
1947	341
1948	341
1949	406
1950	511
1951	364
1952	472
1953	414
1954	459
1955	813
1956	574
1957	268
1958	374
1959	424
1960	622
1961	504
1962	348
1963	294
1964	637
1965	858
1966	606
1967	326
1968	637
1969	440
1970	576
1971	1,850
1972	667
1973	583
1974	363
1975	1,386
1976	530
1977	543
1978	754
1979	501
1980	1,047
1981	672
1982	767
1983	901
1984	777
1985	1,065
1986	1,021
1987	934
1988	940
1989	1,753
1990	911
1991	647
1992	1,169
1993	1,031
1994	1,207
1995	1,223
1996	1,084
1997	984
1998	1,195
1999	1,643
2000	1,001
2001	1,414
2002	1,080
2003	1,157
2004	779
2005	742
2006	1,405
2007	1,023
2008	911
2009	1,156
2010	1,485
2011	1,040
2012	712
2013	469
2014	1,000
2015	948
2016	501
2017	485
2018	1,135
2019	551
2020	1,034
2021	1,020
2022	861
2023	671
2024	748
2025	836
2026	754

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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	59
10 to 20	12
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1