Weather Records on 1 August 1924

93 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 August 1924. Highest significance: Fairmont, US.

Key Facts for 1 August 1924

On 1 August 1924, 93 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 93 daily.
Fairmont set a daily record precipitation of 51.3 mm (2.0 in) on 1 August 1924.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

93 stations

93 station records on 1 August 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 August 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

93 records

Records set or tied on 1 August 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 19.

Records on 1 August 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	19
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 August 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 93.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

56 broken records

Margins by which the 56 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 August 1924

Top 20 records on 1 August 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 August 1924	Fairmont, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1924	Prince Albert, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1924	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1924	Franklin, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1924	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1924	Chaplin, CA	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1924	Oudtshoorn, ZA	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1924	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1924	Buffalo, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1924	Karesuando, SE	daily high max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1924	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1924	Swift Current, CA	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1924	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	43 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1924	Havre Wb City, US	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	5 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1924	Charlevoix, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1924	Glens Falls Fire STN, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1924	Walnut, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	25 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1924	Harrisville, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	27 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1924	Two Harbors, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	29 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1924	Toledo Blade, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	28 years	14 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

1797 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1924. 1924 had 93 records.

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

Records on 08-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1816	2
1829	1
1833	1
1834	2
1836	1
1838	1
1842	1
1851	1
1856	1
1858	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1886	2
1887	1
1890	1
1891	7
1892	4
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	1
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	19
1904	10
1905	12
1906	18
1907	13
1908	18
1909	15
1910	30
1911	46
1912	49
1913	25
1914	17
1915	49
1916	16
1917	108
1918	55
1919	32
1920	101
1921	87
1922	44
1923	203
1924	93
1925	281
1926	252
1927	266
1928	132
1929	161
1930	252
1931	362
1932	408
1933	487
1934	448
1935	547
1936	636
1937	492
1938	523
1939	335
1940	333
1941	341
1942	388
1943	398
1944	410
1945	975
1946	336
1947	401
1948	354
1949	324
1950	552
1951	420
1952	391
1953	565
1954	462
1955	796
1956	441
1957	270
1958	389
1959	352
1960	677
1961	404
1962	602
1963	270
1964	883
1965	669
1966	383
1967	250
1968	625
1969	453
1970	482
1971	1,135
1972	609
1973	766
1974	526
1975	915
1976	886
1977	636
1978	706
1979	580
1980	906
1981	668
1982	742
1983	931
1984	532
1985	987
1986	846
1987	999
1988	880
1989	1,301
1990	927
1991	740
1992	1,024
1993	907
1994	1,217
1995	1,513
1996	1,118
1997	904
1998	1,281
1999	1,707
2000	1,020
2001	1,079
2002	1,249
2003	1,155
2004	740
2005	878
2006	1,655
2007	746
2008	795
2009	932
2010	1,182
2011	1,191
2012	850
2013	542
2014	853
2015	864
2016	499
2017	758
2018	987
2019	479
2020	838
2021	1,009
2022	915
2023	627
2024	879
2025	785
2026	1,085

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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 1 August 1924
Margin	Records
0 to 10	50
10 to 20	2
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1