Weather Records on 24 July 1927

251 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1927. Highest significance: Moormurang the Ridge, AU.

Key Facts for 24 July 1927

On 24 July 1927, 251 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 246 daily.
Moormurang the Ridge set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 24 July 1927.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

251 stations

251 station records on 24 July 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Briagolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville (Banksia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sale Mercury Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yarra Junction (Gilderoy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buchan (Gillingall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Noorinbee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

251 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 139.

Records on 24 July 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 246.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

212 broken records

Margins by which the 212 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1927

Top 20 records on 24 July 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1927	Moormurang the Ridge, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1927	Briagolong, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1927	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1927	Dargo, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1927	Bairnsdale Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1927	Clydebank, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1927	Kirensk, RU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1927	Bairnsdale 1, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1927	Bruthen (Post Office), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1927	Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1927	Paynesville (Banksia), AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1927	Sale Mercury Office, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1927	Carrajung Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1927	Lowville, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1927	Omeo Comparison, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1927	New Orleans Carrollton, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1927	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1927	Blackwarry, AU	monthly rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1927	Bonang, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1927	Gorki, BY	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	31 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

1799 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1927. 1927 had 251 records.

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

Records on 07-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1813	1
1817	1
1832	1
1836	1
1838	2
1843	2
1844	1
1846	1
1849	2
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1867	1
1868	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	3
1874	1
1875	2
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1885	3
1889	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	4
1899	3
1900	7
1901	6
1902	5
1903	8
1904	19
1905	19
1906	18
1907	8
1908	11
1909	21
1910	36
1911	51
1912	84
1913	30
1914	22
1915	35
1916	32
1917	40
1918	70
1919	19
1920	46
1921	67
1922	186
1923	87
1924	193
1925	154
1926	186
1927	251
1928	237
1929	187
1930	195
1931	364
1932	249
1933	356
1934	994
1935	342
1936	498
1937	327
1938	545
1939	225
1940	568
1941	335
1942	331
1943	278
1944	315
1945	252
1946	407
1947	852
1948	385
1949	408
1950	384
1951	333
1952	534
1953	403
1954	447
1955	445
1956	379
1957	428
1958	372
1959	522
1960	466
1961	612
1962	996
1963	521
1964	517
1965	333
1966	401
1967	344
1968	430
1969	585
1970	553
1971	678
1972	528
1973	743
1974	670
1975	521
1976	521
1977	829
1978	673
1979	652
1980	487
1981	1,025
1982	689
1983	1,425
1984	789
1985	829
1986	1,227
1987	1,220
1988	1,130
1989	896
1990	944
1991	1,092
1992	1,271
1993	1,705
1994	1,153
1995	927
1996	1,145
1997	1,097
1998	990
1999	1,201
2000	1,236
2001	1,186
2002	796
2003	2,254
2004	1,604
2005	1,158
2006	1,694
2007	1,310
2008	1,363
2009	856
2010	1,859
2011	1,514
2012	827
2013	572
2014	922
2015	483
2016	637
2017	559
2018	953
2019	1,221
2020	432
2021	541
2022	681
2023	804
2024	986
2025	879
2026	924

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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	162
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1