Weather Records on 24 July 1929

187 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1929. Highest significance: Storlien, SE.

Key Facts for 24 July 1929

On 24 July 1929, 187 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
112 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 179 daily.
Storlien set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 24 July 1929.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

187 stations

187 station records on 24 July 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand River Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wandin (Yallock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
West Berne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

187 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 33.

Records on 24 July 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	33
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1929 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 179.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

133 broken records

Margins by which the 133 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 103.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1929

Top 20 records on 24 July 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1929	Storlien, SE	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1929	Bologna, IT	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	106 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1929	Houma, US	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1929	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	all-time rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1929	Grand River Lock, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1929	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1929	Wandin (Yallock), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1929	Ostas I Hegra, NO	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1929	Schriever, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1929	Hastings 4N, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1929	Madison Wb City, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1929	Ames 3 SW, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1929	Norton 9SSE, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1929	Kalamazoo State Hospital, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1929	Espanola, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1929	Houma, US	monthly low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1929	Gayndah Post Office, AU	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1929	Hvar, HR	daily high max	33.5 C (92.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	41 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1929	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1929	West Berne, US	monthly high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	30 years	23 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1929. 1929 had 187 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 20	125
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1