Weather Records on 24 July 1936

498 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1936. Highest significance: Burnie (No 1), AU.

Key Facts for 24 July 1936

On 24 July 1936, 498 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
310 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 43 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 450 daily.
Burnie (No 1) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 115.6 mm (4.6 in) on 24 July 1936.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

498 stations

498 station records on 24 July 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Terry Hie Hie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Anupshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ghorajheri	India	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Karimnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yalpunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Khairee	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Whitton (Conapaira St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bijnor	India	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tilpa (Warloo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Narasannapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson (Anda-Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
West Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mul	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shahpura	India	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wicannia (the Peak Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Herrs Island Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parkers Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holdrege	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	49.4 C (120.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nayagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bluffton Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.8 C (118.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	48.9 C (120.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.8 C (118.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vickery 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bhandara	India	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

498 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 179, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 157.

Records on 24 July 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	179
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1936 by timescale: all-time 43, monthly 5, daily 450.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

397 broken records

Margins by which the 397 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 147.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1936

Top 20 records on 24 July 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1936	Burnie (No 1), AU	monthly rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1936	Terry Hie Hie, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1936	Anupshahr, IN	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1936	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1936	Ghorajheri, IN	daily rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1936	Karimnagar, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1936	Gopalpur, IN	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1936	Ranpur, IN	daily rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1936	Yalpunga, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1936	Khairee, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1936	White Cliffs (Wonnaminta), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1936	Whitton (Conapaira St), AU	monthly rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1936	Bijnor, IN	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1936	Watertown, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1936	Chippewa Lake, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1936	Tilpa (Warloo), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1936	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1936	Huntington, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1936	Greensboro Lock 7, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1936	Itchapuram, IN	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)

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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1936. 1936 had 498 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	354
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1