Weather Records on 24 July 1938

545 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1938. Highest significance: Evesham Station, AU.

Key Facts for 24 July 1938

On 24 July 1938, 545 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 530 daily.
Evesham Station set a daily record precipitation of 40.9 mm (1.6 in) on 24 July 1938.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

545 stations

545 station records on 24 July 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Evesham Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Boylston	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gladfield Hopefield Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Daflating	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gillsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gogha	India	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dharni	India	Record daily precipitation	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harsud	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware Cy Reedy Poin	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bansda	India	Record daily precipitation	214.1 mm (8.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Makrai	India	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wardha	India	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ilav	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Partabgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amphitheatre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Khandwa	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

545 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 404.

Records on 24 July 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	404
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 530.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

484 broken records

Margins by which the 484 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1938

Top 20 records on 24 July 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1938	Evesham Station, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1938	Boylston, US	monthly rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1938	Carandotta Station, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1938	Salisbury, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1938	Clermont Sirius St, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1938	Princess Anne, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1938	Brackettville, US	monthly rain	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1938	McKinlay Roadhouse, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1938	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1938	Brownwood 2NE, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1938	Long Lake Dam, US	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1938	Meningie, AU	monthly rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1938	Muttaburra, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1938	Gladfield Hopefield Estate, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1938	Daflating, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1938	Augusta, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1938	Gillsville, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1938	Resaca, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1938	Winton Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1938	Gogha, IN	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	25 years	42 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1938. 1938 had 545 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).