Weather Records on 7 August 1924

128 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 1924. Highest significance: Roermond, NL.

Key Facts for 7 August 1924

On 7 August 1924, 128 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 124 daily.
Roermond set a daily record precipitation of 51.5 mm (2.0 in) on 7 August 1924.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

128 stations

128 station records on 7 August 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 August 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boston City WSO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah River	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pawtucket	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Waukaringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pawtucket	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

128 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 39.

Records on 7 August 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	39
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 August 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 124.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

95 broken records

Margins by which the 95 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 37.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 1924

Top 20 records on 7 August 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 1924	Roermond, NL	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1924	Lawrence, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1924	Helmond, NL	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1924	Uccle, BE	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1924	Brome, CA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1924	Muenster, DE	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1924	Arnsberg, DE	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1924	Winterswijk, NL	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	43 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1924	Setauket Strong, US	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1924	Richmond, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1924	Peterborough, CA	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1924	Lake Moraine, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1924	Genoa 2 W, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1924	Boston City WSO, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1924	Parnu, EE	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1924	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1924	Waterbury, US	monthly high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1924	Vineland, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1924	Oudenbosch, NL	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	10 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1924	Sycamore, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	19 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

1808 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1924. 1924 had 128 records.

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

Records on 08-07 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1812	1
1815	1
1816	1
1817	1
1833	2
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1857	3
1858	1
1859	2
1861	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1870	2
1875	1
1876	5
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1889	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	6
1901	3
1902	5
1903	17
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	10
1908	13
1909	11
1910	1
1911	36
1912	31
1913	39
1914	24
1915	40
1916	50
1917	21
1918	108
1919	36
1920	36
1921	55
1922	61
1923	101
1924	128
1925	81
1926	115
1927	109
1928	188
1929	181
1930	486
1931	357
1932	249
1933	310
1934	608
1935	507
1936	286
1937	446
1938	568
1939	561
1940	271
1941	305
1942	340
1943	601
1944	332
1945	882
1946	500
1947	461
1948	756
1949	587
1950	541
1951	562
1952	556
1953	378
1954	589
1955	536
1956	321
1957	868
1958	571
1959	356
1960	344
1961	356
1962	718
1963	522
1964	446
1965	552
1966	400
1967	701
1968	600
1969	523
1970	652
1971	969
1972	1,172
1973	568
1974	746
1975	1,177
1976	1,168
1977	617
1978	1,210
1979	559
1980	871
1981	855
1982	727
1983	1,207
1984	840
1985	1,088
1986	544
1987	1,146
1988	897
1989	1,472
1990	1,625
1991	1,217
1992	1,236
1993	1,040
1994	1,262
1995	1,521
1996	1,107
1997	1,460
1998	1,183
1999	950
2000	871
2001	1,386
2002	907
2003	1,244
2004	1,400
2005	882
2006	923
2007	1,309
2008	918
2009	1,121
2010	1,098
2011	1,282
2012	688
2013	665
2014	501
2015	1,027
2016	505
2017	954
2018	636
2019	609
2020	605
2021	397
2022	880
2023	1,221
2024	835
2025	733
2026	1,047

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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 5	74
5 to 10	8
10 to 15	4
15 to 20	6
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	2